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Portrait of Citlali

★★★★★CryoCatalyst

Citlali

Obsidian Opalstar

The great shaman from the Masters of the Night-Wind, the universally-revered Granny Itztli.

Region
Natlan
Released
Version 5.3
GenGuru tier
SS Support

Overview

  • Cryo support
  • Shielder
  • Pyro and Hydro RES shred

Citlali is a support who rarely needs field time. Her Elemental Skill puts up an Opal Shield and summons Itzpapa, who follows your active character and keeps hitting enemies with Cryo through its Frostfall Storm as long as she has enough Nightsoul points. Whenever the party triggers Frozen or Melt while Itzpapa is out, the affected enemies lose Pyro and Hydro RES, so she makes Pyro and Hydro damage dealers hit harder rather than Cryo ones. Her Elemental Burst is a large Cryo hit that also refills her Nightsoul points to keep Itzpapa going.

Almost everything she does scales with Elemental Mastery, including the shield and the extra damage from her ascension talent. Give her Elemental Mastery on every piece where you can, and add Energy Recharge until her burst is ready each rotation. In most teams she wears the Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City set to share an Elemental DMG Bonus with the party.

Weapons

Best first. Every catalyst on this list links to its page.

  1. Starcaller's Watch ★★★★★

    Her signature catalyst. It adds a large amount of Elemental Mastery and, after she makes a shield, raises the damage of your active character. Both parts fit her role exactly.

  2. A Thousand Floating Dreams ★★★★★

    A strong 5-star choice for its Elemental Mastery main stat, and it also gives the rest of the party a little Elemental Mastery.

  3. Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers ★★★

    A cheap 3-star that gives a short ATK buff to the character you swap to after her. Since she casts and leaves, the buff lands on your damage dealer. Refine it fully if you can.

  4. Favonius Codex ★★★★

    Helps her and the team with Energy, which matters if her burst is often not ready. Its Energy Recharge also lets you put Elemental Mastery on the sands.

  5. Sacrificial Fragments ★★★★

    A 4-star with a large Elemental Mastery main stat. The passive is a bonus, but the stat is the real reason to use it.

Artifact sets

  1. Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City 4-piece

    The standard set. She triggers reactions constantly while in Nightsoul's Blessing, so the full party bonus to Cryo and the reacting element stays up for her team.

  2. Instructor 4-piece

    A low-cost option that gives the whole party Elemental Mastery when she triggers a reaction. Good while you farm Cinder City pieces.

Main stats and substats

Sands
Elemental Mastery or Energy Recharge
Goblet
Elemental Mastery
Circlet
Elemental Mastery or CRIT Rate
Substats
Energy Recharge > Elemental Mastery > CRIT Rate > CRIT DMG

Talent priority

  1. Elemental Burst Edict of Entwined Splendor
  2. Elemental Skill Dawnfrost Darkstar

Teams

  • Mavuika Melt

    Citlali supplies steady Cryo for Mavuika to Melt, and her RES shred lowers enemy Pyro RES. Xilonen and Bennett add more buffs and healing.

  • Skirk Freeze

    Citlali and Furina keep enemies Frozen, which triggers Citlali's Hydro RES shred and helps Furina's off-field damage. Skirk does the main damage.

Tips

  • Her RES shred only lowers Pyro and Hydro RES. It does nothing for a Cryo damage dealer by itself, so pair her with Pyro or Hydro damage.
  • Cast her Elemental Skill first in your rotation. Itzpapa follows whoever is on the field, so you can swap away right after.
  • The Opal Shield scales with Elemental Mastery. If the shield breaks too easily, Elemental Mastery is the fix, not HP or DEF.
  • If her burst is not ready when her turn comes back, add Energy Recharge before chasing more Elemental Mastery.

Other character guides recommend Citlali as a teammate in these teams.

See every team comp, grouped by reaction.

Base stats at level 90

Base HP
11634
Base ATK
127
Base DEF
763
Elemental Mastery
115

Talents

Normal Attack Shadow-Stealing Spirit Vessel
Normal Attack Calls upon secret arts passed down through the Masters of the Night-Wind from generation to generation, performing up to three strikes that deal Cryo DMG. Charged Attack Enters Aiming Mode, and after Holding, consumes a certain amount of Stamina to call forth a Frost Star that deals Cryo DMG to opponents in its path. Plunging Attack Gathers the power of Cryo and plunges towards the ground from mid-air, damaging all opponents in her path. Deals Aoe Cryo DMG upon impact with the ground.
Elemental Skill Dawnfrost Darkstar
Invoking secret pacts passed down by her tribe over the millennia, Citlali deploys an Opal Shield and calls forth "Obsidian Tzitzimitl: Itzpapa," a creature that is (reputedly) terrifying beyond compare, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Cryo DMG. The Opal Shield's DMG absorption scales based on Citlali's Elemental Mastery, and absorbs Cryo DMG with 250% efficiency. When it is deployed, it will cause Citlali to briefly be affected by Cryo. After using this skill, Citlali gains 24 Nightsoul points and enters the Nightsoul's Blessing state. Nightsoul's Blessing: Citlali When Itzpapa leaves the field, Citlali exits the Nightsoul's Blessing state. Itzpapa ·Itzpapa will follow the character. ·If Citlali has at least 50 Nightsoul points, Itzpapa enters the Opal Fire state and continuously consumes Nightsoul points to whip up a Frostfall Storm that follows the character and attacks opponents within its AoE, dealing Nightsoul-aligned Cryo DMG. ·When Citlali's Nightsoul points are fully depleted, Itzpapa's Opal Fire state also ends.
Elemental Burst Edict of Entwined Splendor
Summons "allies" from the starry skies and the vast earth, hurling forth an ice storm to bombard the area in front and deal Nightsoul-aligned AoE Cryo DMG. This restores a set amount of Nightsoul points for Citlali, and also summons a Spiritvessel Skull near a maximum of 3 opponents within the AoE, with 1 Skull for each opponent. Spiritvessel Skulls explode after some time, dealing Nightsoul-aligned AoE Cryo DMG and restoring a set amount of Nightsoul points for Citlali.
Passive talent Mamaloaco's Frigid Rain
While Itzpapa is on the field, after nearby party members trigger the Frozen or Melt reactions, the Pyro and Hydro RES of opponents affected by that reaction decreases by 20% for 12s. Additionally, Citlali will regain 16 Nightsoul points. Nightsoul points can be restored this way once every 8s.
Passive talent Itzpapalotl's Star Garments
During the Elemental Skill Dawnfrost Darkstar, Itzpapa's Frostfall Storm DMG is increased by 90% of Citlali's Elemental Mastery. During the Elemental Burst Edict of Entwined Splendor, Ice Storm DMG is increased by 1200% of Citlali's Elemental Mastery. In addition, when nearby party members trigger Nightsoul Bursts, Citlali regains 4 Nightsoul points.
Passive talent Night Realm's Gift: Smoke, Mirrors, and the Flowing Winds
While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, can use Nightsoul Transmission: Citlali. When the active character is currently high enough in the air, the following will trigger when switching to Citlali: Citlali will leap up high, and will deploy "White Obsidian Tzitzimitl: Citlalin" to float in the air. Nightsoul Transmission can be triggered once every 10s by your party. Holding Aiming Mode will cause Citlali to enter the "Spiritspeaker" state, which will allow her to interact with "Nightspirit Graffiti" and "Nightspirit Sigils," extracting information and power from them. The rules for interacting with these objects follow the same rules as those governing Iktomisaurus interactions. Additionally, holding the jump button will cause Citlali to consume 75 Stamina and leap. In areas within Natlan where Phlogiston mechanics are present, Citlali will prioritize consuming 5 Phlogiston to leap to a height higher still. When in the air, Citlali can Hold her Normal Attack to consume Phlogiston or Stamina and enter Aiming Mode and trigger Charged Attacks. When initiating Charged Attacks in mid-air, Citlali will prioritize consuming 20 Phlogiston.
Passive talent Songs of Profound Mystery
While in an area with Phlogiston Mechanics within Natlan, triggering "Nightsoul Burst" restores 20 Phlogiston. This cannot take effect in Domains, Trounce Domains, or the Spiral Abyss.

Constellations

C1 Radiant Blades of Centzon Mimixcoah
When she uses the Elemental Skill Dawnfrost Darkstar, Citlali gains the "Opalstar Vestments" effect until Itzpapa leaves the field. During this time, she will obtain 10 stacks of Stellar Blade. When a nearby active character other than Citlali deals DMG using Normal, Charged, or Plunging Attacks, or Elemental Skills and Bursts, 1 stack of Stellar Blade will be consumed to increase the DMG dealt by 200% of Citlali's Elemental Mastery. After nearby party members trigger Frozen or Melt, Citlali will gain another 3 stacks of Stellar Blade. This effect can trigger once every 8s. Using the Elemental Skill Dawnfrost Darkstar will reset Stellar Blade stacks. Additionally, when Citlali is using her leap, or is Aiming or using her Charged Attack in mid-air, her Phlogiston consumption is decreased by 45%.
C2 Heart Devourer's Travail
Citlali gains 125 Elemental Mastery, and other characters shielded by her Opal Shield, or who have Itzpapa following them, gain 250 Elemental Mastery. Additionally, when the Elemental Skill Dawnfrost Darkstar is used, nearby active characters will also be granted an Opal Shield. Also, the Ascension Talent "Mamaloaco's Frigid Rain" has its effects enhanced: While Itzpapa is on the field, after nearby party members trigger Frozen or Melt, the opponent(s) affected by this reaction will have their Pyro and Hydro RES additionally decreased by 20% for 12s. You must first unlock the Ascension Talent "Mamaloaco's Frigid Rain" to gain access to the above effect.
C3 Cloud Serpent's Feathered Crown
Increases the Level of Dawnfrost Darkstar by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C4 Death Defier's Spirit Skull
While the Elemental Skill Dawnfrost Darkstar is active, when Itzpapa's Frostfall Storm hits opponents, an additional Obsidian Spiritvessel Skull will be summoned. When a Spiritvessel Skull summoned this way explodes, it deals 1800% of Citlali's Elemental Mastery as Nightsoul-aligned AoE Cryo DMG and restores 16 Nightsoul points and 8 Energy for Citlali. This effect can trigger once every 8s. This DMG is not considered Elemental Burst DMG.
C5 Nemontemi's Hex
Increases the Level of Edict of Entwined Splendor by 3. Maximum upgrade level is 15.
C6 Teoiztac's Secret Pact
After being summoned with the Elemental Skill Dawnfrost Darkstar, Itzpapa will always be in the Opal Fire state, and when Nightsoul points are exhausted, this state will not end. Additionally, when Dawnfrost Darkstar is used, Itzpapa will consume all Nightsoul points, and while it is on the field, it will continuously consume Nightsoul points. Each Nightsoul point consumed in this way will grant Citlali 1 "Cifra of the Secret Law" point. A maximum of 40 such points can be gained, and each point Citlali possesses will grant all nearby party members a 1.5% Pyro and Hydro DMG Bonus, and increase the DMG Citlali deals by 2.5%. When Itzpapa leaves the field, or upon using Citlali's Elemental Skill again, all "Cifra of the Secret Law" points she has will be removed.