Exists as geometric patterns visible only in corrupted VHS horizontal scan lines. Manifests as subtle barcode-like structures within tracking distortions that rearrange into readable text when viewed from the correct angle. Partially exists in the magnetic oxide substrate, partially as ethereal digital code. Can only be perceived when players experience tracking problems during their throws.

The Tracking Cipher interprets corrupted VHS signals as prophetic messages about player fates - when tracking lines distort during a throw, the Cipher reads the error patterns to reveal hidden truths about who was meant to survive or be eliminated, serving as the Chaintrix's most honest witness because it appears only when the system fails.