Summary
With Version 5.3 entering its beta testing stage, a recentGenshin Impactleak has provided players with their first detailed overview of Citlali’s ability kit. While Version 5.3 is expected to be a stacked update in terms of content, manyGenshin Impactplayers are excited to finally play Citlali and Mavuika, two of the most popular characters to come out of Natlan. Whereas Mavuika’s popularity came as a surprise to no one, Citlali became a rising star among fans after her story appearance in Version 5.1.
Given thestate of Cryo characters inGenshin Impact, many players were worried about Citlali’s ability kit. As more information started to emerge, it became clear that the developers intended for Citlali to be a 5-Star Shield Support character, the third added to the game after Zhongli and Baizhu. This caused theGenshin Impactcommunity to be abuzz with excitement, as both Baizhu and Zhongli were popular characters that contributed a lot of value to their teams. All that was left undiscovered was what Citlali would bring to the table.
Thelatest leak comes from Narc1ssus via Seele Leaks, giving players a complete overview of Citlali’s ability kit inGenshin Impact. Rather uniquely, Citlali is a Cryo Support whose shield and damage scales off of Elemental Mastery. However, the fundamental value of her ability kit comes from being able to apply off-field Cryo at a steady pace via Izpaca, a totem summoned by her Elemental Skill. Notably, the source was also responsible for clarifying thatLanyan inGenshin Impactwas a Catalyst (rather than a Polearm) character.
Constellations:
Citlali’s ability kit appears to be rather elegant on paper. Her Elemental Skill and Elemental Burst provide her with 48 Nightsoul points, with the Burst additionally giving nine Nightsoul points after the explosion. This triggers the White Flint state for Izpaca, steadily depleting her Nightsoul points in exchange for continuous Cryo damage in an area-of-effect. Furthermore, her talents giveCitlali inGenshin Impacta way to restore Nightsoul points as they are being depleted – potentially extending the duration of Izpaca by a couple of seconds.
However, Citlali’s first Constellation grants a buff similar to Shenhe’s Icy Quill, boosting 10 attacks (13 via Melt or Freeze) made by the on-field character by 200% of Citlali’s Elemental Mastery. While Xianyun provides a similar bonus in her baseline kit, the number of Citlali’s stacks is doubled and applies to any type of attack. Lastly, similar toOroron inGenshin Impact, Citlali’s exploration ability gives her the ability to jump high in the air. Though it remains to be seen how strong Citlali’s numbers are,Genshin Impactplayers are looking at an ability kit with plenty of utility – a Cryo Fischl with a shield and elemental shred.
