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What have you folks been doing to prime Cypher? Black primer, because his armor is black (and black is generally better) or white because 75% of the model is covered in robes? If I go with black primer, what paints should I use to work up to the color I want for the robes (I'm thinking end with bone, with a sepia wash and splotches of agrax for dirtiness)?

I prime everything black and build up on that, even if I'm painting most of the model another color. And never leave black primer as the "layer" of the color scheme, always go over it with black acrylic paint and highlight and shade that. As for the robes, start with a light grey like Celestra grey and gradually build up bone/whites on that, or just go for it with ushabti bone and layer up/blend up from that with shading as necessary.

*glances at model* I'd probably just prime him light grey like I prime 90% of my models.

You can prime white if your technique for painting white revolves around shading (and IMO there's some really nice techniques for white that revolve around shading, but people mostly seem to favour highlighting). If you are just planning on painting the robes an off-white to begin with, then you might as well prime light grey instead of white.

Grey primer for me is the best way to go, whether your painting white or black or anything in between, grey is an excellent neutral starting point