Mistfall Hunter Cipher Decoder and Word List

Q: How many cipher words are there?

47 across the seven camp NPCs, as currently published. Two of the three sources behind these lists record readers reporting words missing from them, so treat that as the floor rather than the total.

Q: What happens if I give a cipher to the wrong NPC?

You still get the base result. What you lose is the bonus the correct NPC pays. The cipher is consumed either way and there is no second attempt, which is the only reason checking is worth thirty seconds.

Q: Does the cipher’s name tell me the NPC?

No, and this is the most repeated mistake in the niche. A cipher carries word clues and the word is what names the NPC, so two players holding the same named cipher can owe it to different people. “Which NPC takes the Abyssal Cipher” has no fixed answer.

Q: Why does the decoder say a word is not on the list?

Because it is not, rather than because the lookup failed. These lists come from community and creator sources that all record gaps, so an unrecognised word is more likely to be a word nobody has published yet. Handing the cipher to any NPC still pays the base result.

Q: Are the cipher word lists official?

No. Bellring Games confirms only that a correct NPC exists and pays a bonus; the publisher has never printed the word list. Everything here is graded corroborated or creator-guide-only, and the sources are listed at the foot of this page.

Type both clue words from your cipher and this names the camp NPC who takes it. Plus all 47 words A to Z, graded by how many sources print each one.

Applies to 7 August 2026 updateUpdated August 2026

By Mistfall Hunter Guide Editorial Team

Try

Where are the words?

Open the cipher in camp or in your bag. It prints two clue words. 47 words are mapped across the seven camp NPCs below, and handing a cipher to the wrong one still pays the base result — the only thing at stake is the bonus.

How deciphering works, and the evidence →The seven NPCs, one card each →

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Using it

How to read the clue words

The clue words are the whole puzzle — there is no decoder screen in the game. Each of the seven camp NPCs owns a themed vocabulary tied to their job, and the word on your copy is what names them.

1Open the cipher in camp or in your bag. It prints two clue words.
2Type both above. Order does not matter, and commas, slashes or “and” all work.
3If the answer names one NPC, hand it to them.
4If it names two, one of the words was read wrong — re-check the item before you commit it.

The seven camp NPCs on one summary board, each with their cipher keywords in Spanish and English — Every card at once, Spanish and English side by side. It is one creator’s compilation and the creator says so, which is why each word below is graded rather than stated. The source.

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All 47 words

Every clue word, A to Z

Flat and alphabetical, so a word can be found without knowing who takes it. Evidence is the count of independent sources printing that word — a single source is newer rather than weaker, but it is one source.

Clue word	Hand it to	Their job	Evidence
Acid	Sigrid	Tavern keeper	three sources
Anchor	Dew	Maiden of mysticism and fate	three sources
Anvil	Dramm	Blacksmith	three sources
Ashes	Dramm	Blacksmith	three sources
Balance	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Barter	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Blood	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Brimstone	Dramm	Blacksmith	three sources
Camel Bells	Merimo	Caravan keeper, and Pip’s giant goat	three sources
Caravan	Merimo	Caravan keeper, and Pip’s giant goat	three sources
Cheese	Merimo	Caravan keeper, and Pip’s giant goat	three sources
City State	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Covenant	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Echo	Dew	Maiden of mysticism and fate	three sources
Elder Edict	Pip	Auction House	three sources
Fire	Dramm	Blacksmith	three sources
Furnace	Dramm	Blacksmith	three sources
Guidance	Soekja	The raven — travel and roads	creator guide only
Haggling	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Hay	Merimo	Caravan keeper, and Pip’s giant goat	three sources
Homeward	Dew	Maiden of mysticism and fate	three sources
Insight	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Intelligence	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Interest	Cazarro	Shopkeeper	three sources
Malt	Sigrid	Tavern keeper	three sources
Mantra	Pip	Auction House	three sources
Plucking	Pip	Auction House	three sources
Prayer	Pip	Auction House	creator guide only
Prophecy	Dew	Maiden of mysticism and fate	three sources
Residual Heat	Sigrid	Tavern keeper	three sources
Return	Soekja	The raven — travel and roads	creator guide only
Rugs	Merimo	Caravan keeper, and Pip’s giant goat	three sources
Salt Block	Merimo	Caravan keeper, and Pip’s giant goat	three sources
Score	Pip	Auction House	three sources
Sealed Cloves	Sigrid	Tavern keeper	three sources
Sealing Wax	Sigrid	Tavern keeper	three sources
Secret Cache	Pip	Auction House	three sources
Signpost	Soekja	The raven — travel and roads	three sources
Smoke	Dramm	Blacksmith	three sources
Spindle	Dew	Maiden of mysticism and fate	three sources
Steps	Soekja	The raven — travel and roads	three sources
Stone	Soekja	The raven — travel and roads	three sources
Supplies	Soekja	The raven — travel and roads	three sources
Tides	Soekja	The raven — travel and roads	three sources
Tree Hollow	Pip	Auction House	three sources
Victory Wine	Sigrid	Tavern keeper	creator guide only
Weaver	Dew	Maiden of mysticism and fate	creator guide only

Grouped by NPC instead, with each vocabulary’s logic and the frame it was read off, on the seven NPC pages. The named ciphers reported to pay a bonus with each of them are there too — 7 of the seven carry at least one.

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Not settled

What these lists do not tell you

The publisher confirms that a correct NPC exists and pays a bonus, and publishes nothing else. Everything above is read off community and creator sources, and these are the questions none of them answers.

Whether the bonus pays once per cipher word or on every delivery. No source says, and the publisher only calls it a bonus for “the first delivery”.
Whether these lists are complete. Two of the three sources record readers reporting words missing from them.
Whether the named-cipher pairings hold. They come from one creator compiling Reddit and YouTube reports, and that creator says so.
What the bonus item actually is. The press sources say only that it has a high chance of being Epic rarity.
Whether Dew and Serenia are one NPC under two published names or a localisation split. The summary board prints both together, which is evidence but not a statement.

Sources

Where every word above comes from

Game Rant — List of Correct NPCs to Decipher Golden Cipherspress
The seven NPC vocabularies and their camp roles. Lists Covenant and Interest under Cazarro, which the other source does not. Community-derived; the article itself notes a reader flagging missing words.
2026-08-06
allthings.how — Every Golden Cipher Word and the NPC Who Deciphers Itpress
The same seven vocabularies, published independently a day later, and that the bonus item has a high chance of being Epic rarity. Traces the list to a Reddit thread rather than to the developers.
2026-08-07
Bellring Games — Golden Cipher event pageofficial
Official — that a correct NPC exists for each cipher and that delivering it there yields a bonus. The publisher does not publish the word list itself, which is why everything below is corroborated rather than official.
2026-08-07
Desorden — ¿A qué NPC entregar cada CIPHER? Bonus Confirmadoscommunity
Each NPC’s card read off screen, in Spanish and English side by side, plus a summary board carrying all seven at once. It is the only source that pairs *named ciphers* to NPCs, that prints Prayer, Weaver, Guidance, Return and Victory Wine, and that titles the maiden’s card “Dew / Serenia” — settling a name this site had only one half of. The creator states plainly that not everything in it is confirmed and asks viewers to report corrections, so it is graded reported, never official.
2026-08-09

Cipher decoder questions

How do I decode a cipher in Mistfall Hunter?

Read the two clue words printed on the cipher and hand it to the camp NPC whose vocabulary contains them. The decoder above does that lookup: type both words in any order and it names the NPC. There is no in-game decoder screen — the clue words are the whole puzzle.

How many cipher words are there?

What happens if I give a cipher to the wrong NPC?

Does the cipher’s name tell me the NPC?

Why does the decoder say a word is not on the list?

Are the cipher word lists official?

From here

Now the part the cipher was for

A decipher pays out into an economy with its own deadlines, and the mail copy expires on 1 September whether or not it was opened.

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