The Cypher 091: Mastering the New Assault Rifle in Black Ops 6
The Cypher 091, a unique bullpup assault rifle in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, offers a compelling blend of damage and range, offset by a slower fire rate and manageable recoil. This guide details optimal loadouts for both Multiplayer and Zombies modes.
Unlocking the Cypher 091
Available in Call of Duty Season 2, the Cypher 091 is a Battle Pass reward. It's featured as a High Value Target on Page 8, with a Legendary blueprint on Page 11. For faster acquisition, disable "Auto: Off" for Battle Pass Tokens and strategically spend them. BlackCell owners can instantly skip to a page of their choice, making Page 8 or 11 easily accessible.
Multiplayer Loadout
The Cypher 091 excels at medium range in Multiplayer. This loadout enhances accuracy, extends range, and improves close-quarters combat:
- Compensator: Improves vertical recoil control.
- Reinforced Barrel: Boosts damage range and bullet velocity.
- Vertical Foregrip: Significantly improves horizontal recoil control.
- Commando Grip: Increases ADS and sprint-to-fire speed.
- Rapid Fire: Improves fire rate (at the cost of increased recoil, reduced bullet velocity, and damage range).
Tactical Considerations: Use the Cypher 091 for controlling lanes and holding objectives. Scorestreaks like Scout Pulse, UAV, and HARP provide crucial intel.
Perk Recommendations:
- Perk 1: Flak Jacket: Reduces explosive and fire damage.
- Perk 2: Dispatcher: Lowers score costs for non-lethal Scorestreaks.
- Perk 3: Guardian: Faster healing during objective capture and holding; quicker revives.
- Perk Greed: Tac Mask: Resistance to flash, concussion grenades, and Neuro Gas.
The Strategist Combat Specialty complements this setup, offering objective and equipment destruction score bonuses, faster equipment deployment, and wall-hack capabilities for enemy equipment.
Ranked Play Loadout
For Ranked Play, swap Rapid Fire for Recoil Springs to improve overall accuracy. The recommended perks are:
- Perk 1: Tac Mask
- Perk 2: Fast Hands: Faster weapon swaps and extended grenade fuse times.
- Perk 3: Double Time: Extended Tactical Sprint duration.
- Perk Greed: Flak Jacket
Zombies Loadout
The Cypher 091's high damage and accuracy make it ideal for Zombies. This loadout maximizes damage against all enemy types:
- Suppressor: Chance for extra salvage.
- CHF Barrel: Improves headshot multiplier (at the cost of some recoil).
- Vertical Foregrip: Significantly improves horizontal recoil control.
- Extended Mag II: Increased magazine capacity (at the cost of ADS speed, reload quickness, and sprint-to-fire speed).
- Commando Grip: Improves ADS and sprint-to-fire speed.
- Light Stock: Improves hipfire movement, movement speed, and strafing.
- Tactical Laser: Adds Tactical Stance Toggle.
- Recoil Springs: Improves horizontal and vertical recoil control.
Synergistic Perk: In Zombies, pair the Cypher 091 with the Deadshot Daiquiri Perk and Dead Head Major Augment for amplified critical damage.
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 is available now on PlayStation, Xbox, and PC.