Cipher " Cipher " ( サイファー " Saifā " , written as in the anime ) is an archetype of cards used by Kite Tenjo in the " Yu - Gi - Oh ! ARC - V " anime . Most of its members are LIGHT monsters . " Cipher Soldier " and " Storm Cipher " are " Cipher " monsters by name , but otherwise are unrelated to the " Cipher " archetype ' s playstyle . Etymology . In cryptography , a " " ( or cypher ) is an algorithm for performing encryption or decryption — a series of well - defined steps that can be followed as a procedure . However , the name of the archetype is written with the base 「 光波 」 , meaning " lightwave " . Due to the additional requirement of the kanji in the anime compared to the " OCG " / " TCG " , " Cipher Soldier " is a member of in the latter , but not in the former . Playing style . The Main Deck " Cipher " monsters focus on quickly Xyz Summoning the archetype ' s ace , " Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Dragon " . " Cipher Wing ' s " effect to Tribute itself to raise the Level of all other " Cipher monsters " you control by 4 makes it the archetype ' s key card to gain the necessary Xyz Materials . A great opening move is to use " Photon Veil " to add 3 copies of " Cipher Wing " from the Deck to the hand , Normal Summon one , Special Summon the other two through their effects and Tribute one of them . Another great combo is to use " Cipher Twin Raptor " to summon a " Cipher Wing " from the Deck and Tribute it to raise the level of " Cipher Twin Raptor " along with another Level 4 monster by 4 . " Cipher Mirror Knight " can be used to add a " Cipher Wing " from the Deck to the hand . " Cipher Etranger " can be used to add " Rank - Up - Magic Cipher Ascension " from the deck to the hand , which can be used to Rank - Up " Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Dragon " into " Neo Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Dragon " . Due to its use of Level 8 monsters to Xyz Summon Rank 8 Xyz Monsters , the " Cipher " archetype has synergy with the " Galaxy " archetype , which in turn has synergy with the " Photon " archetype . Because of the reliance on " Cipher Wing " , it may therefore be wise to combine the " Cipher " archetype with the " Galaxy " and " Photon " archetypes , or at least with " Galaxy " , to allow for more variety in combos . The effect of " Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Dragon " allows the player to take control of one face - up monster the opponent controls and treat its name and original ATK as that of " Cipher Dragon " . Not only does this decrease the number of monsters that your opponent controls while increasing the number of monsters you control , but you can also use the monster you took control of as a Tribute or as a Fusion , Synchro or Xyz Material , preventing your opponent from regaining control over it at the end of the turn ; particularly if the monster you took control of is an Xyz Monster , it can be used as Xyz Material to Summon " Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon " , " Galaxy - Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon " or " " through their effects . " Neo Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Dragon " can take control of up to three face - up monsters your opponent controls and make their ATK 4500 . Once " Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Dragon " has been successfully summoned , the focus of the archetype switches to protecting and supporting it . " Cipher Mirror Knight " can be used to revive it if it has been destroyed , and " Cipher Spectrum " can do the same if it had an Xyz Material attached to it , in addition to Summoning another one from your Extra Deck . If you control a " Galaxy - Eyes " or " Cipher " Xyz Monster and your opponent controls a monster with higher attack , " Double Cipher " can be used to Summon another one with the same name . You can then use them to Summon " Galaxy - Eyes Cipher Blade Dragon " , " Galaxy Eyes Full Armor Photon Dragon " or " Number 95 : Galaxy - Eyes Dark Matter Dragon " ; even if your opponent controls a monster with higher ATK , the former two can destroy it using their effects . In order to increase the Xyz Materials of your monsters , you can use " Cipher Bit " to prevent a " Cipher " or " Galaxy - Eyes " Xyz Monster from being destroyed by a card effect once and give it an extra Xyz Material , while " Cipher Etranger " can attach itself to a " Cipher " Xyz Monster as an Xyz Material .