Cyprus: Archer Hero Guide

Strat Game Sloth Strategic Summary

The character design of Cyprus suggests a high-damage Lordrush archer specialist, but in Expedition mode his skill kit is actually somewhat balanced by a defensive skill placement. His first position skill, Sixth Sense, provides army-wide damage reduction, which is the ability he contributes as a rally joiner. While useful for survivability, it is less effective than the 25% health bonus provided by Flint, another starter purple hero. The defensive nature of this first ability also makes him a poor Bear Hunt joiner hero. However, Cyprus excels in solo wilderness marches and solo expeditions thanks to his secondary skill, Precision Shot, which offers a massive 50% chance for troops to deal 50% extra damage. This makes him the only purple archer hero with 2 combat abilities in expedition mode. He also comes with a superior 140.11% base archer troop attack and defense bonus when at max star level, which is higher than Thora. This carves out a role for Cyprus as the best easily-farmable archer hero for Lordrush players who are unable to afford the resources needed to invest in Porter during generation 1. For Conquest and Arena mode, Cyprus lives up to his character design as a top-priority glass cannon damage dealer designed to delete high-threat enemy targets with surgical precision. His signature ability, Headshot, boasts one of the highest damage multipliers in the game and is specifically designed to burn down a single enemy hero before they can cycle their ultimate abilities. He further boosts his steady damage output through Quick Shot, which grants a 30% attack speed increase, and Natural Selection, which provides a flat 30% damage buff to every attack. While he is often rotated with area-of-effect heroes like Thora or Hyeri depending on the enemy formation, Cyprus is the superior choice whenever a battle requires a high-upside burst to neutralize a specific opposing threat. Because of this unique role in early game conquest, he remains a staple in tactical hero formations throughout Generation 1.

In-Game Skills

Stats at 5-Star Max

Hero Story

Lore for this hero is coming soon.