Citlali is a 5-star Cryo Catalyst character that best functions as a Cryo Melt or Freeze Support in Genshin Impact. See her best builds, recommended weapons and artifacts, materials, and our rating of this character in this guide!

Citlali

Story Quest

Citlali's Character Guides
Build Guide	Materials	Special Dish

Memories Flowing With Color Chapter
The Truth of the Battle of Seven Colors	Act 2	Act 3

Citlali Rating and Info

Character Information

Citlali
	Rating
	Rarity	★★★★★
	Element	Cryo
	Weapon	Catalyst
	Voice Actors	Skyler Davenport (EN) Tano Asami (JP)

Tier List Rankings

Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Support	Exploration
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Character Tier List

Citlali's Stats

Stat Calculations

Base Stat Calculations

	Stats indicated above are obtained from Citlali's base values. These numbers also exclude the character's equipped weapon, artifacts, talents, or other passive effects that are not innate to the character.
	All characters start with 5% CRIT Rate, 50% CRIT DMG, 100% Energy Recharge, 0 Elemental Mastery, 0% Healing Bonus, and 0% Elemental DMG bonus before any additional stats are applied. The table above includes such values.
	The Level 20 stats indicated for this character are calculated before their first ascension.

Character Stat Rankings

Citlali's Ascension and Talent Material Summary

All Ascension Materials Needed
Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Shivada Jade Fragment ×9 Shivada Jade Chunk ×9 Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Mora ×420,000 Quenepa Berry ×168 Juvenile Fang ×18 Seasoned Fang ×30 Tyrant's Fang ×36 Talisman of the Enigmatic Land ×46
All Talent Materials Needed
Mora ×4,957,500 Crown of Insight ×3 Denial and Judgment ×18 Philosophies of Kindling ×114 Guide to Kindling ×63 Teachings of Kindling ×9 Juvenile Fang ×18 Seasoned Fang ×66 Tyrant's Fang ×93

Citlali Ascension and Talent Materials

Citlali Strengths and Weaknesses

Citlali Best Builds

Citlali Support Builds

Majority of Citlali's kit scale from Elemental Mastery, as this stat affects her Shield strength, damage from Itzpapa, and Elemental Burst damage. This scaling does not have a cap, so try to stack as much Elemental Mastery as you can.

Energy Recharge is also very important as Citlali needs to use her Elemental Burst every rotation to replenish Nightsoul points, as her off-field Cryo application will only activate once her Nightsoul Points reaches 50.

Cryo Shield Support

Best Weapon	Starcaller's Watch
Replacement Weapons	1. A Thousand Floating Dreams 2. Wandering Evenstar 3. Sacrificial Fragments 4. Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers 5. Mappa Mare 6. Magic Guide
Best Artifacts	Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery
Artifact Sub Stats	Elemental Mastery, Energy Recharge
Sample Teams	Melt: Freeze-Melt:

As a Natlan character, Citlali builds the Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City support artifacts and stacks as much Elemental Mastery and Energy Recharge to maximize her Shield Strength and Nightsoul uptime.

Elemental Mastery weapons are best, and most of their effects are also supportive so pick whichever benefits your team and rotation the most.

Cryo Support Hybrid

Best Weapon	Starcaller's Watch
Replacement Weapons	1. A Thousand Floating Dreams 2. Sacrificial Jade 3. Wandering Evenstar 4. Sacrificial Fragments 5. Mappa Mare 6. The Widsith
Best Artifacts	Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City x4
Artifact Main Stats	Sands: Elemental Mastery
	Goblet: Elemental Mastery or Cryo DMG Bonus
	Circlet: Elemental Mastery or CRIT Rate/CRIT DMG
Artifact Sub Stats	Elemental Mastery, CRIT Rate, CRIT DMG, Energy Recharge
Sample Teams	Melt: Freeze-Melt:

Should you wish to go hybrid, Citlali can balance CRIT Rate or CRIT DMG alongside Elemental Mastery, but Elemental Mastery should still be the first priority. Only go for this build if you wish to invest a bit more on Citlali's personal damage as getting Elemental Mastery on top of CRIT can be difficult to farm for.

Citlali Talent Priority

Citlali's major ability is her Elemental Skill. Prioritize leveling up this talent to increase the effectiveness of both your shield and Itzpapa's off-field Cryo DMG.

You can level up your Elemental Burst should you wish to increase its personal DMG, and leave Normal Attack untouched as she doesn't use it as a Support character.

Citlali Best Artifacts

Cinder City is Best For Citlali

Citlali can fully utilize Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City to great effect by buffing her team and granting them an Elemental DMG Bonus, and we recommend going for this artifact set above all else.

While farming for this set, you can opt to use two Elemental Mastery set mixes, or a 4-piece Tenacity of the Millelith specifically for strengthening her shield and giving ATK buffs to all party members (she wouldn't benefit from the HP 2-piece effect, however).

You may also use the 4-piece Gilded Dreams as the third option as it gives more than 200 Elemental Mastery when Citlali is in a rainbow team comp.

Citlali Artifact Rankings

	Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Best	Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City	2-PC: When a nearby party member triggers a Nightsoul Burst, the equipping character regenerates 6 Elemental Energy. 4-PC: After the equipping character triggers a reaction, all nearby party members gain a 12% Elemental DMG Bonus for the involved Elemental Types for 15s. If the equipping character is in the Nightsoul's Blessing state when triggering this effect, all party members gain an additional 28% Elemental DMG bonus for the Elemental Types involved in the reaction for 20s.
2nd	Tenacity of the Millelith	2-PC: HP +20% 4-PC: When an Elemental Skill hits an opponent, the ATK of all nearby party members is increased by 20% and their Shield Strength is increased by 30% for 3s. This effect can be triggered once every 0.5s. This effect can still be triggered even when the character who is using this artifact set is not on the field.
3rd	Gilded Dreams	2-PC: Elemental Mastery +80 4-PC: Within 8s of triggering an Elemental Reaction, the character equipping this will obtain buffs based on the Elemental Type of the other party members. ATK is increased by 14% for each member whose Elemental Type is the same as the equipping character, and EM is increased by 50 for every member with a different Elemental Type. Each of the buffs will count up to 3 characters. This effect can be triggered once every 8s and even when not on the field.

Alternative 4-Star Artifact

Artifact	Artifact Bonuses
Instructor	2-PC: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4-PC: Upon triggering an Elemental Reaction, increases all party members' Elemental Mastery by 120 for 8s.

List of Artifacts and Set Bonuses

Citlali Best Weapons

Prioritize Elemental Mastery Weapons

As repeatedly mentioned, Citlali benefits most from Elemental Mastery weapons. Use any of such weapons like A Thousand Floating Dreams, Sacrificial Fragments, and even the F2P Mappa Mare can be great options on her.

Citlali Weapon Rankings

	Weapon	Weapon Information
1st	Starcaller's Watch	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 265 Skill Effect: Increases Elemental Mastery by 100. Gain the "Mirror of Night" effect within 15s after the equipping character creates a shield: The current active party member deals 28% increased DMG to nearby opponents. You can gain the "Mirror of Night" effect once every 14s.
2nd	A Thousand Floating Dreams	Base ATK: 542 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 265 Skill Effect: Equipping Character gains buffs based on other party members' elemental type. If their elemental type is the same as the equipping character, Elemental Mastery is increased by 32. If not, the equipping character's elemental DMG Bonus is increased by 10%. Each effect can stack by a maximum of 3. All nearby party members will also gain an additional 40 Elemental Mastery.
3rd	Sacrificial Fragments	Base ATK: 454 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 221 Skill Effect: After damaging an opponent with an Elemental Skill, the skill has a 40% chance to end its own CD. Can only occur once every 30s.

Best Free-to-Play Weapon for Citlali

Weapon	Weapon Information
Mappa Mare	Base ATK: 565 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 110 Skill Effect: Triggering an Elemental reaction grants a 8% Elemental DMG Bonus for 10s. Max 2 stacks.
Fruit of Fulfillment	Base ATK: 510 Bonus Stat: Energy Recharge 45.9% Skill Effect: Obtain the "Wax and Wane" effect after an Elemental Reaction is triggered, gaining 24 Elemental Mastery while losing 5% ATK. For every 0.3s, 1 stack of Wax and Wane can be gained. Max 5 stacks. For every 6s that go by without an Elemental Reaction being triggered, 1 stack will be lost. This effect can be triggered even when the character is off-field.
Magic Guide	Base ATK: 354 Bonus Stat: Elemental Mastery 187 Skill Effect: Increases DMG against enemies affected by Hydro or Electro by 12%.

All Recommended Weapons for Citlali

Recommended Weapons	How to Get
Starcaller's Watch	Gacha
A Thousand Floating Dreams	Gacha
Sacrificial Fragments	Gacha
Wandering Evenstar	Gacha
Mappa Mare	Crafted
Fruit of Fulfillment	Crafted
Favonius Codex	Gacha
The Widsith	Gacha
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers	Gacha
Magic Guide	Gacha
Emerald Orb	Gacha

List of All Catalyst Weapons

Citlali Best Team Comps

Specializes in Melt or Freeze Team Comps

Citlali's best teams revolves around enabling Melt or Freeze for Pyro or Hydro Main DPS characters as her passive allows her to reduce both aforementined Elemental RES.

Notably, Citlali's base kit does not shred Cryo, so Cryo on-fielders won't benefit much from Citlali (outside of her ability to hold the Scroll artifact set) than someone like Zhongli. You can still slot them in specialized teams like Burn-Melt.

Citlali Melt Teams

Standard Pyro Melt

Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support	Sub-DPS/ Support
Citlali	Mavuika	Xilonen	Bennett
Citlali	Mavuika	Rosaria	Xilonen
Citlali	Arlecchino	Rosaria	Bennett

One half of Citlali's intended archetype are Melt teams, where she benefits the team from her off-field Cryo application and Pyro RES reduction to enemies.

Depending on Citlali's Cryo Application uptime versus your Pyro Main DPS, Citlali may not be enough as a solo applicator, so you may slot in another Cryo like Rosaria.

Frozen Melt

Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support	Sub-DPS/ Support
Citlali	Mavuika	Furina	Xilonen
Citlali	Arlecchino	Yelan	Bennett

As Hydro Characters can also benefit from the RES reduction, including Hydro to freeze the enemies first before your Pyro DPS Melts the Frozen enemy is a viable option to better the Melt frequency.

One big caveat is that teams relying on Frozen cannot efficiently work on Bosses and so the Hydro can be dropped in favor of standard Melt.

Plunge Melt

Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support	Sub-DPS/ Support
Citlali	Gaming	Xianyun	Bennett

Plunge teams with Citlali can have her potentially act as a solo applicator for Cryo so that Plunge DPS like Gaming can time their plunge attack to Melt the enemy.

Citlali Freeze Teams

Support	Main DPS	Sub-DPS	Sub-DPS/ Support
Citlali	Neuvillette	Furina	Xilonen
Citlali	Kokomi	Mona	Kazuha

Frozen is another viable team comp for Citlali in terms of AoE content if you need another Cryo Applicator who can also act as your defensive support.

Citlali Constellations

Patina Anavatlaca

Constellation and Effects

Best Constellations Rating and Explanation

C2 For Co-Op Players and her Best Stopping Point

Citlali's C2 allows her shield to increase the active character's Elemental Mastery and further shred the Pyro and Hydro RES of opponents.

However, this constellation is particularly useful for Co-Op as your shield casts can also affect your teammates in Co-Op, giving Citlali another layer of utility outside of a regular single-player team comp.

Citlali Ascension and Talent Materials

Citlali Ascension Materials

Below are the ascension materials needed for Citlali:

Lv.20→Lv.40	Shivada Jade Sliver ×1 Mora ×20,000 Quenepa Berry ×3 Juvenile Fang ×3
Lv.40→Lv.50	Shivada Jade Fragment ×3 Mora ×40,000 Quenepa Berry ×10 Juvenile Fang ×15 Talisman of the Enigmatic Land ×2
Lv.50→Lv.60	Shivada Jade Fragment ×6 Mora ×60,0000 Quenepa Berry ×20 Seasoned Fang ×12 Talisman of the Enigmatic Land ×4
Lv.60→Lv.70	Shivada Jade Chunk ×3 Mora ×30,000 Quenepa Berry ×30 Seasoned Fang ×18 Talisman of the Enigmatic Land ×8
Lv.70→Lv.80	Shivada Jade Chunk ×6 Mora ×100,000 Quenepa Berry ×45 Tyrant's Fang ×12 Talisman of the Enigmatic Land ×12
Lv.80→Lv.90	Shivada Jade Gemstone ×6 Mora ×120,000 Quenepa Berry ×60 Tyrant's Fang ×24 Talisman of the Enigmatic Land ×20

Citlali Talent Level-Up Materials

Below are the talent materials needed for Citlali:

Daily Domain Drops	Enemy Drops	Weekly Boss Drops
Tue/Fri/Sun Teachings of Kindling	Saurians Juvenile Fang	The Knave Boss Challenge Reward Denial and Judgment
Guide to Kindling	Seasoned Fang
Philosophies of Kindling	Tyrant's Fang

Talent Materials per Level

Citlali Talents and How to Use

Normal Attack

Elemental Skill

Elemental Skill Creates a Shield and Off-Field Cryo Application

Citlali's Elemental Skill places her into Nightsoul's Blessing and generates a Cryo Shield that protects characters on the field from damage, greatly effective against enemy Cryo DMG. This skill also summons Itzpapa.

If Citlali has at least 50 Nightsoul points, which is replenished by activating her Skill or Burst, her Pyro or Cryo RES down passive, or allies triggering Nightsoul Burst, Itzpapa unleashes a wide off-field Cryo application that also follows the active character.

Elemental Burst

Elemental Burst Deals AoE Cryo DMG and Replenishes Nightsoul Points

Citlali's Elemental Burst is a simple burst damage that also tags max 3 enemies with Cryo bombs, which detonates shortly after. This is another form of off-field Cryo application which should always be used with her Elemental Skill as it also restores a set amount of Nightsoul points.

Passive Talent 1

Passive Lowers Enemy Hydro and Pyro RES from Melt or Freeze

While her Elemental Skill is active, everytime your party members trigger Frozen or Melt, she lowers the Hydro and Pyro RES of nearby opponents.

This allows a Hydro or a Pyro DPS to deal more damage in Freeze and Melt teams, further leaning Citlali into her supportive role by giving her not only a shield, but also a RES shred.

Note that this also gives Nightsoul points to Citlali, which means she is reliant on units that can trigger Frozen or Melt to take full advantage of her kit.

Passive Talent 2

Elemental Mastery Scaling Shield and Damage

Citlali's shield scaling is unique that she relies on Elemental Mastery to increase its efficiency, which means you must build Elemental Mastery as much as you can as this passive doesn't have a cap.

Elemental Mastery

Passive Talent 3

Masters of the Night-Wind Passive

As a member of the Masters of the Night-Wind, Citlali can jump and glide like Ororon, as well as enter the Spiritspeaker state to interact with Nightspirit Graffiti as a clan-exclusive strength.

Passive Talent 4

How to Get Citlali

Pull on Citlali's Banner

Banner Status	Inactive

Citlali's banner was featured during Phase 1 of Version 5.3 from January 1, 2025 to January 21, 2025, alongside Mavuika's banner!

The 4-stars receiving rate-ups during this banner period were Kachina, Bennett, and Diona!

Version 5.3 Release Date and Details

Citlali In-Game Information

Citlali Character Profile

Nation	Natlan
Title	Obsidian Opalstar
Vision	Cryo
Gender	Female
Race	Human
Height	Medium Girl
Faction	Masters of the Night-Wind
Constellation	Patina Anavatlaca
Birthday	January 22
Special Dish	Secret Art

Elder of the Masters of the Night-Wind

Despite her looks, Citlali is one of the elders of the Masters of the Night-Wind. While her exact age is currently unknown, a lot of people call her granny, emphasizing that she's older than most of her peers.

Ignition Teaser - A Name Forged in Flames

Other Natlan Characters Teased

Natlan Characters
Kinich	Mualani	Kachina
Citlali	Chasca	Ororon
Mavuika	Iansan	Xilonen

Natlan Release Date and Map Guide

A Genius Priestess

Aside from being an elder of her Tribe, Citlali is a well-renonwed priestess who can do divinations, fortune-telling, and a lot more. Her craft of divination, however, seems to be different from Mona and her master's Hydromancy.

This talent and brilliance, however, is a double-edged sword for Citlali, as people are terrified of her stroke of genius, rendering her feeling lonely for the longest time.

Citlali Voice Actor

Citlali is voiced by Skyler Davenport in English, and Tano Asami (田野アサミ) in Japanese!

Voice Actors List for All Languages

Citlali Voicelines

Thoughts About Citlali

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Chasca	My dad told me that when I was little, they gathered all of the most learned elders in Natlan and asked them to come up with a plan for managing my Abyss condition. They all disagreed on the best approach, and it turned into a drawn-out debate. At some point, Citlali quietly left the room, but they were all too busy arguing to notice. When she got back, she put some food and wine down in front of her, ignored everyone, and just started eating... the table suddenly went very quiet. Just by looking at her, you'd never know how much seniority and experience she has.
Kachina	Mualani told me that you were only able to save me thanks to her invention, so I have to accept my share of the responsibility for the destruction of the Spiritspeaker Stone. I worked up the courage to apologize to her in person, and asked her to pick a few rocks from my collection as repayment. She scratched her head and said, "Well, it'll become an issue if I don't pick one, won't it? Then... We'll be even as long as I pick something reasonably similar, right?" In the end, she waved me off after taking the most unremarkable piece of obsidian I had. What do you think? Should I try to get her something else? Do you know the kind of thing she likes?
Kinich	As you can probably guess, I've taken jobs from her before. I helped her purchase a heavy stack of paper-based reading material from an Inazuman merchant. Not to pry into my clients' private affairs, but... don't the Masters of the Night-Wind use woven fabric instead of paper?
Mavuika	Many people find her strange or difficult to get along with. But, this is how I see it - Citlali doesn't concern herself with trivial matters, but she's always there when it counts. I'm sure you've seen that for yourself. She's someone who can easily tunnel vision and get herself embroiled in trouble, so I try to keep certain things from her. But, she can see right through me... She's too sharp.
Mualani	Granny Citlali is without a doubt the most experience priestess I've ever seen. She's more than just an elder, she's like the coolest elder ever! Her predictions are always super accurate. A long time ago, she said the lucky colors for my business were pink and blue. Sure enough, pink and blue floaters are now my top sellers! While I was bugging her...uh, I mean, visiting her recently, she mentioned there was an outlander who could bring me good fortune... Ah, wait a sec! Aren't you an outlander!?
Ororon	Granny is actually a very straightforward person. She wears her emotions on her sleeve, you know? It's hard for her to hide what she's feeling. You're the same age as her, right? Or... are you even older? Sorry, I shouldn't ask. That was probably rude... But, if I'm right, maybe you could spend more time together. Granny's been surrounded by people younger than her for a long time, and she's probably had enough. I know she'll be happy to see you.
Xilonen	Citlali would occasionally come to my workshop to buy some ore. According to her, some ores can be crushed into powder and taken as medicine to help her with divinations and ceremonies. Hm? Have I ever asked her to read my fortune? No, I'm not interested in knowing the future. I already have enough to worry about with all my present work. Besides, I always get sleepy during divination rituals...

Citlali's Thoughts About Others

Character	In-Game Thoughts
Ayaka	About Ayaka ...You, young lady over there, turn around and let me have a look. Ah, so this is from The Case Files of Miss Orith. I thought it was the second female lead from Great Detective Herlock. All Fontaine clothes look the same to me. Alright, you can be on your way now. That's all I wanted to say.
Iansan	About Iansan I don't know her that well, but I do know light novels... Someone who's that powerful despite her size must have some kind of power-up that she uses to shoot up to seven feet tall and fight with 200% strength.
Kinich	About Kinich The small thing that follows him around is a nasty piece of work. Oh, Kinich is a friend of yours? Huh, what else can I say about him... He's pretty reliable, I suppose.
Mavuika	About Mavuika Heh, Mavuika... ahem I mean, the Archon came to talk to me the other day. It wasn't until I was eating snacks in the middle of the night that I realized she was basically bragging the whole time! There's an ancient saying from another land that goes, “Saints are humble until you ask them about their duty - that's when their pride stands tall.” I think that fits her perfectly.
Mualani	About Mualani Between me and Mualani, I honestly don't know who owes who anymore. She breaks my door, owes me Mora, steals my food, but then she brings me snacks and pays for other things... It's too hard to keep track. I'm more than happy to just call it even at this point. Anything to get her to stop waking me up at eleven in the morning... Oh, I mean, um... Never mind! She just startles me with her knocking, that's all.
Ororon	About Ororon Hmph.
Xilonen	About Xilonen She's someone who completely ignores the rumors about me and doesn't go overboard with friendliness. So, I always feel comfortable around her. Oh! Not that I feel uncomfortable around you! I'm just... overthinking everything, as usual... Great, now you know that, too.

Citlali Release Date

Genshin Impact Version 5.3
Release Date	January 1, 2025

Citlali was released during Phase 1 of Version 5.3 on January 1, 2025!

Version 5.3 Release Date and Details

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