Citlali in Genshin Impact: The Best Build - Guide to Teams, Artifacts and Weapons

In Genshin impact Citlali, a Shaman from the Mictlan tribe, takes the position of a shield-buffer of the Cryo element, using a catalyst as a weapon. In combat, the heroine protects allies with a durable frost barrier and deals ice damage with the Nightsoul effect to targets using a summoned creature.

When building Citlali, it is worth choosing a role for her, since the strength of the shield and the damage of the heroine depend on different characteristics, elemental mastery or attack power. Due to her skills, the heroine is a good support for Pyro and Hydro characters playing through reactions with Cryo, but if desired, she can be put in any team as a strong shielder.

How to Get the Character

Citlali can be pulled for in the first phase the 5.8 updatethe version, which will start July 30 2025.

Follow banner schedule, so as not to miss the rerun of Citlali and other heroes.

Strengths and Weaknesses

Having understood Citlali's abilities and the nuances of her mechanics, we can figure out both the pros and cons of the heroine:

Best Citlali Builds in Genshin Impact

Within teams, Citlali can take the position of both a support shielder and a sub-damage dealer with Cryo damage to targets. In most cases, it is much easier to use her support potential, maintaining a balance of such stats as elemental mastery и energy recharge, than to try to get consistent damage.

As a damage dealer, Citlali becomes a very demanding character, requiring expensive weapons and a great artifact set. Typically, this requirement requires farming one artifact dungeon continuously for a long time until your perfect set pieces drop.

Recommended Stats

Citlali has some sub-DD and shield potential, that's why two alternative builds can be considered, differing in their focus on defense and buffing the squad or triggering reactions on the battlefield with increased damage to targets. Let's highlight the main stats the shaman needs for her two different builds.

• Elemental Mastery (EM) — this stat affects the strength of the heroine's shield and the damage dealt by her elemental burst, as well as the damage of Itzpapa, provided that the last passive talent is activated.
• Energy recharge (ER) — due to the expensive ult, which is very effective for accumulating NS points, it is necessary to look for this sub-stat. The process of caccumulating Nighsoul points directly affects Itzpapa, which absorbs the accumulated stacks to inflict Cryo damage on targets.

Stats such as attack power, crit damage and chance are secondary and are of great value only for a build for the role of an auxiliary damage dealer. Despite this, even for a sub-DD it is necessary to maintain a balance between EM and ER.

Support Build

The support build should look like this:

Artifact	Stats
Flower of Life Main Stat: HP (fixed)	Secondary stats: Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %
Plume of Death Main Stat: ATK (fixed)	Secondary stats: Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %
Sands of Eon Main Stat: Elemental Mastery or Energy Regen %	Secondary stats: Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %
Goblet of Eonothem Main Stat: Elemental Mastery	Secondary stats: Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %
Circlet of Logos Main Stat: Elemental Mastery	Secondary stats: Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %

Optimal stat values ​​for Shielder Citlali:

• Elemental Mastery: 550-600 and more. Further choice depends on the equipped weapon.
• Energy recharge: about 190-200%.
• ATK: 1600 and more
• CRIT chance/damage: this characteristic is optional, as it does not affect the defensive potential of Citlali. It can be abandoned altogether.

Sub-DPS Build

A sub-dd build should include the following stats in artifacts:

Artifact	Stats
Flower of Life Main Stat: HP (fixed)	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %
Plume of Death Main Stat: ATK (fixed)	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %
Sands of Eon Main Stat: ATK %	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %
Goblet of Eonothem Main Stat: Cryo bonus %	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %
Circlet of Logos Main Stat: CRIT Rate or DMG	Secondary stats: CRIT Rate/DMG Elemental Mastery Energy Recharge %

Keep in mind that with such a build, the heroine will noticeably lose her defensive potential for the squad. The ratio of characteristics for an auxiliary damager should be as follows:

• CRIT DMG: at least 120% without compromising other stats.
• Crit. chance: no more than 80%.
• ATK: 1300-1500 with regard to other stats.
• Elemental Mastery: ~250. A greater value can only be achieved with a better weapon.
• Energy recharge: try to reach 170%.

Optimal weapons

When choosing a weapon for both the support and sub-damager positions, it is worth considering effects with energy recharge or elemental mastery. The main difference is that in the second role, you can consider crit equipment.

Support Build

For the support build Grandma Itztli should be looking for energy recharge or elemental mastery. If you've manage to get an acceptable amount of EM with your artifacts, you can choose a catalyst with ER. Pay attention to the passive features of the equipment so that they give buffs to the squad or the heroine herself.

Name	Passive	Recommendation
Starcaller's Watch ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Normal attack: 44-542 Elemental Mastery: 58-265	Elemental Mastery is additionally increased by 100. When the owner creates a shield, he gains the Mirror of Night effect for 15 sec. The active hero's damage is increased by 28%. The effect occurs once every 14 sec.	Citlali's signature weapon, capable of both strengthening her shield and providing the active hero in the squad with a damage buff. The buff works most of the time and has no gaps in uptime, which will have a positive effect in long combat.
A Thousand Floating Dreams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic attack 44-542 Elemental Mastery 58-265	If the equipping character and other party members have the same element , the owner's elemental mastery increases by 32. If the equipping character and other party members do not have the same element, the owner receives 10%-26% bonus damage to their element. The effect can be stacked up to 3 times. In addition, the Elemental Mastery of all nearby heroes (except the character equipped with the catalyst) is increased by 40. If other party members also have this weapon, the effect is cumulative.	A good alternative to the Signature. The weapon gives elemental mastery needed to strengthen the shield. Due to the EM buff for the entire squad, the heroine equipped with this catalyst can be considered a shielder for Overloaded, Superconduct, Charged, Shatter, Swirl teams, as well as a variety of Dendro reactions.
Wandering Evenstar ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack 42-510 Elemental Mastery 36-165	Every 10 sec. the following effect is applied and lasts for 12 sec.: Owner's attack power increases by 24-48% of their elemental mastery. Allies gain 30% of the owner's Elemental Mastery as ATK. The effect can stack if other squad members have similar weapons. The buffs work even if the owner is not on the battlefield.	An epic weapon that can grant a squad buff based on the wielder's EM stat. All buffs included are useful and will positively affect both damage and shield durability.
Thrilling Tales of Dragon Slayers ⭐️⭐️⭐️ Normal attack: 39-401 HP: 7,7%-35,2%	When switching character, increases the attack power of the character that entered the battlefield by 24%—48% for 10 sec. Can occur once every 20 seconds.	Despite the fact that the shield does not scale with HP, the weapon buff will help her strengthen the damage dealer with an attack power buff. It makes sense to take this weapon for short battles, but you need to clearly calculate the time of switching to the main DD and combine this with their rotation in order to buff in time.
Mappa Mare (F2P) ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic attack 44–565 Elemental Mastery 24-110	After invoking an elemental reaction for 10 sec. increases elemental damage bonus by 8-16%. Stacks up to 2 times.	A craftable weapon that can increase Elemental Mastery and provides a buff to the damage bonus of summoned creatures and Elemental Bursts.
Favonius Codex ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Normal attack: 42-610 Energy recharge: 10%-46%	Critical attacks have a 60-100% chance of creating elemental particles that restore 6 energy. The effect occurs once every 12 seconds.	The equipment will perform better with awakenings R3-5 due to the increased chance of creating additional particles to restore the energy of the wearer and the squad.
Sacrificial Fragments ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic attack 41-454 Elemental Mastery 48-220	When an elemental skill deals damage, there is a 40-80% chance that its cooldown will be instantly restored. Can occur once every 30-16 seconds.	A specific weapon variant that increases elemental mastery and gives a chance to refresh the barrier. Nice way to indirectly fix energy problems.
Fruit of Fulfillment (F2P) ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack 42-510 Energy recharge 10%-45,9%	Triggering an Elemental Reaction grants the character a buff that increases Elemental Mastery by 24-36, but reduces Attack Power by 5%. The effect can occur once every 0,3 seconds and stack up to 5 times. If you do not trigger Elemental Reactions, one level is lost once every 6 seconds. This effect occurs even if the equipped character is not on the battlefield.	F2P weapon that can be obtained and awakened in Sumeru. If you maintain an acceptable amount of elemental mastery, but lack energy recharge, you should lean towards choosing such equipment. The difficulty lies in the need to trigger reactions with Cryo to maintain the buff.
Emerald Orb ⭐⭐⭐ Normal attack: 40-449 Elemental Mastery: 20-94	When activating Vaporize, Charged, Frozen, Bloom or Hydro Swirl reactions, the owner's attack power is increased by 20% for 12 sec.	A basic early game catalyst that will eventually need to be replaced with a rarer alternative. Provides the Elemental Mastery stat and increases attack power.

Sub-DPS Build

For a sub damage dealer, the weapon should increase attack power and critical damage or chance to maintain the balance of characteristics. To choose a catalyst for the heroine in this build, you should approach thoroughly, carefully familiarize yourself with the available passive effects. In case of urgent need, you can use any equipment with critical mass or attack power, but there is a risk of losing a lot in damage.

Name	Passive	Recommendation
A Thousand Floating Dreams ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic attack 44-542 Elemental Mastery 58-265	If the equipping character and other party members have the same element , the owner's elemental mastery increases by 32. If the equipping character and other party members do not have the same element, then the owner receives 10%-26% bonus damage to his element. The effect can be stacked up to 3 times. In addition, the Elemental Mastery of all nearby heroes (except the character equipped with the catalyst) is increased by 40. If other party members also have this weapon, the effect is cumulative.	An excellent option for the sub-DD position in a squad with the ability to strengthen the entire team with bonus elemental mastery.
The Widsith ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Basic attack 42-510 Critical Damage 12% ~ 55,1%	When switching to the character, a random melody plays for 10 seconds. The effect works every 30 seconds: Recitative: Attack Power +60-120%. Aria: Elemental Damage +48-96%. Interlude: Elemental Mastery +240-480	An epic weapon that allows you to balance the heroine's critical mass and give a buff to all key characteristics. When switching your hero to the shaman, the allotted time is enough to perform the rotation for the heroine under the effect of a random buff from the weapon.
Lost Prayer to the Sacred Winds ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic attack 46-608 Critical Damage Chance 7,2-33,1%	Increases movement speed by 10%. During combat, every 4 seconds grants an 8-16% bonus elemental damage, stacking up to 4 times, and ends when the character dies or leaves the battlefield.	The weapon's effect will not be revealed if the wearer spends little time in combat. In this case, the catalyst can be considered as an item for balancing the characteristics. This equipment will work better for a full-fledged damage dealer or in cooperative mode, when the active hero is the shaman herself.
Skyward Atlas ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic attack 48-674 ATK 7,2-33,1%	Increases elemental damage bonus by 12-24%. When hitting with a normal attack, there is a 50% chance to gain a blessing of clouds that attacks nearby enemies for 15 seconds and deals 160-320% of attack power damage. Can occur once every 30 seconds.	Provides a buff to elemental damage and increases attack power. The passive effect allows you to deal significant damage to enemies once every 30 seconds.
Memory of Dust ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Normal attack: 46-608 ATK: 11%-50%	Increases shield durability by 20%. On hit, increases attack power by 4%-8% for 8 sec. The effect can stack up to 5 times and occurs once every 0,3 sec. In addition, while under shield protection, the attack power bonus of this effect is increased by 100%.	Allows you to balance damage and defensive potential a little by strengthening the shield. However, the buff only affects the heroine herself. For other allies, the barrier durability will depend on the initial EM value.
Kagura's Verity ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Basic attack 46-608 Critical Damage 14,4-66,2	Activating an elemental skill grants the owner the Kagura Dance effect, which increases the damage of their elemental skill by 12%-24%. This effect lasts for 16 seconds and can be stacked up to 3 times. At level 3 of the effect, the character gains a 12%-24% damage bonus with all elements.	Suitable for balancing characteristics. However, the passive effect will not be able to work properly, because to activate 3 levels, you need to use your E-attack 3 times. When playing Citlali, you will only be able to get 1 stack of Kagura Dance.
Twin Nephrite ⭐⭐⭐ Normal attack: 40-608 CRIT Rate: 3%-16%	Defeating an enemy increases movement speed and attack power by 20% for 15 sec.	An option for an intermediate build for the heroine, helping to balance the characteristics.

We will also mention a few options that might make you want to give them to Citlali, but in reality they are not very suitable for her:

• Cashflow Supervision — despite the increase in crit. chance and attack power, it will not have the desired effect, since the mandatory condition for receiving additional attack power is the loss and restoration of HP. In the conditions of the game with Citlali, where the rotation provides for the use of a shield, this catalyst will be mediocre at best.
• Tulaytullah's Remembrance - catalysts boosting normal attack are not very suitable for her and can be implemented in a limited number of teams. The heroine deals most of the damage with her skills, so weapons of this type are niche and can be used as an alternative to balance the characteristics.

Artifact Rating

Among the artifacts for both sub-damage dealer and support roles, the best one is the set from Natlan: Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City . It provides a powerful boost to the entire team and can be easily used by the heroine. Frequent use of Nightsoul Burst will allow you to restore valuable energy.

Support Build

Artifacts for Citlali as a support should increase the elemental mastery and the heroine's energy recharge. You can make a build with 2+2 pieces, although you should always prioritize full sets.

Name	Description	Recommendation
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 Piece: When an ally activates Nightsoul Burst, the wielder restores 6 energy. 4 Piece: When the wielder triggers a reaction, allies that were involved in triggering the reaction gain 12% bonus elemental damage for 15 sec. If the wielder is under Nightsoul's Blessing, allies gain an additional 28% damage from elements related to the reaction for 20 sec.	A priority set that goes well with the heroine's gameplay. By activating the Burst, it will restore valuable energy for her and increase the elemental damage of her allies. There is also a mechanic for entering the Blessing state, which gives an additional buff.
Emblem of Severed Fate Wanderer's Troupe	2 parts: Increases energy recovery speed by 20%. 2 Piece:Elemental Mastery +80	A mix of parts, where you can take both 2 pieces for the elemental mastery buff, and combine it with energy recovery. Such mixes should be considered temporary, since they do not provide a full buff for both the wearer and the squad.
Instructor ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: +80 Elemental Mastery. 4 Piece: Trigerring an elemental reaction increases EM of the entire party by 120 for 8 sec.	A set for playing at low levels. Artifacts will not only give valuable EM, but also spread the buff to the entire squad.
The Exile  ⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases energy recharge rate by 20%. 4 parts: Using an elemental burst restores 2 energy to the rest of the squad (but not the selected character) every 2 sec. for 6 sec. The effect cannot stack.	At the early stages, the set of artifacts will allow you to restore energy and strengthen the squad after using elemental burst.
Tenacity of the Millelith ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️	2 parts: Increases HP by 20%. 4 parts: When an elemental skill hits enemies, allies' attack increases by 20% and their shield durability increases by 30%. The effect lasts 3 seconds and can occur once every 1 seconds. This effect can be activated even if the wielder of the set is not on the battlefield.	An alternative set that must be used in full to distribute the attack power buff to all allies. The set's effect will only work while the summoned creature is dealing damage, making it difficult to quickly gain the buff.

Sub-DPS Build

The preferred set for the role of a support damage dealer is still the buffer set from Natlan, since other builds encourage a more selfish play for the heroine. In such a scenario, she will not be able to provide proper support to the squad.

Name	Description	Recommendation
Gilded Dreams ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 parts: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80. 4 parts: After triggering an elemental reaction based on other heroes' elements, the owner receives buffs: Attack power +14% for heroes with similar element. Elemental Mastery +50 for each character with a different element. Counts up to 3 heroes, occurs every 8 sec. Triggers even if there is no hero on the battlefield.	The set will help balance the defensive and damage potential of the shaman due to buffs.
Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City ⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	2 Piece: When an ally activates Nightsoul Burst, the wielder restores 6 energy. 4 Piece: When the wielder triggers a reaction, allies that were involved in triggering the reaction gain 12% bonus elemental damage for 15 sec. If the wielder is under Nightsoul's Blessing, allies gain an additional 28% damage from elements related to the reaction for 20 sec.	The most preferred set due to its effectiveness and ability to buff allies. The differences from the support build are only in the required stats.
Blizzard Strayer Wanderer's Troupe	2 parts: Grants 15% bonus Cryo damage. 2 Piece: Increases Elemental Mastery by 80	A temporary set of various pieces. If you have good parts, you can make a 2x2 mix with any of the listed sets.

Teams

Citlali's team can differ in its variability, but it is always preferable to set up teams with a Pyro or Hydro damager to implement a reduction in resistance to these elements for enemies. Other types of squads will lose in overall damage due to the lack of such a boost, which is why they look much weaker in conjunction with the heroine. In addition, she receives 16 bonus Nightsoul points for Frozen or Melt reactions, and their shortage will negatively affect the overall rotation.

Character Setups

In the following part of out guide we will indicate the best allies for Grandma Itzli.

Damage dealers

Damage dealers of various elements for playing in squads with Citlali:

Character	Element	Weapon	Features
Mualani	Hydro	Catalyst	A strong and agile Hydro damage dealer. Mualani's company will allow you to activate Nightsoul burst more often.
Neuvillette	Hydro	Catalyst	At C0 it requires a shielder, and to fully use his passive ability, he requires elemental reactions.
Ayato	Hydro	One-handed sword	Deals damage to a group of enemies with normal attacks in his stance, applies additional Hydro status through his ult.
Tartaglia	Hydro	Bow	Will work well in a battle against a group of enemies, especially in teams with Melt, where there are also Pyro heroes.
Hu Tao	Pyro	Polearm	Reduces her own HP in battle, so requires a shielder. Often plays through preliminary freezing the opponents.
Arlecchino	Pyro	Polearm	A largely independent and mobile Pyro damage dealer. Due to her mechanics, Arlecchino benefits more from the shield applied than from the company of a healer.
Mavuika	Pyro	Two-handed sword	Requires to spend Nightsoul points and synergizes well with other Natlan characters.
Klee	Pyro	Catalyst	Has a clear rotation and high stamina costs when performing charged attacks, so needs to be protected by a barrier.
Yanfei	Pyro	Catalyst	Similar to Klee, the girl is very fragile and often uses charged attacks that can be easily interrupted by enemies.
Diluc	Pyro	Two-handed sword	Imposes fire infusion on the sword with his E and ult. However, it is worth considering that Diluc will break the statues of enemies due to his heavy blows, so the Melt reaction will not always be triggered.
Gaming	Pyro	Two-handed sword	Uses plunging attacks, but has a similar problem to Diluc.
Ayaka	Cryo	One-handed sword	Sometimes plays through the Melt reaction, where a character is needed to act as a support and a battery to quickly gain energy for the ult.
Wriothesley	Cryo	Catalyst	Get additional interruption resistance with his E, yet when fighting some opponents, needs to strengthen his position with a good shield. He also plays off the mechanics of losing HP.
Ganyu	Cryo	Bow	Plays off aimed shots, mainly with Pyro allies, and needs an applied shield to strengthen her position.
Skirk	Cryo	One-handed sword	Even though Skirk is a Cryo character, she often plays with Hydro Resonance and strong sub-DDs of this element, so the resistance cut will be beneficial.
Chasca	Anemo	Bow	Despite being a different element type, Chasca can become part of a team and trigger reactions such as Melt and Frozen for enemies with her own abilities.

Secondary damage dealer

Sub-damage dealers who can apply various elements to their opponents:

Character	Element	Weapon	Features
Yelan	Hydro	Bow	Powerful Hydro applicator for various teams where the main damage dealer plays off normal attacks.
Xingqiu	Hydro	One-handed sword	Epic alternative to Yelan. Can restore some HP to the active hero after the effect of Rain Swords ends.
Furina	Hydro	One-handed sword	A universal buffer and applicator with the ability to regenerate health for the active squad member when changing stance.
Mona	Hydro	Catalyst	Works best as a team buffer. Has a weak status, but increases allies' damage well during the ultimate.
Candace	Hydro	Polearm	Can block an enemy's attack and grant another hero with one-handed, two-handed or polearm weapon Hydro Infusion.
Xiangling	Pyro	Polearm	A pyro sub-dd with a powerful status that additionally increases the attack power of allies through a pepper left on the field.
Dehya	Pyro	Two-handed sword	With the help of the skill, summons a fire field that allows you to build the Melt reaction.
Amber	Pyro	Bow	F2P version of the damage dealer for Melt with a more complex implementation and high requirements.
Pyro MC	Pyro	One-handed sword	Pyro sub-dd or main-dd at C6, attacks with their skill and ult or infused basic attacks.

Supports

Support heroes that provide buffs to damage, energy regeneration, or attack power:

Character	Element	Weapon	Features
Xilonen	Geo	One-handed sword	Reduces enemy resistances and can heal the entire squad.
Bennett	Pyro	One-handed sword	Increases the attack power of the hero located inside Bennett's elemental burst. Quickly restores health, which gives additional defence and allows you choose the sub-DPS build for your shaman.
Sigewinne	Hydro	Bow	Despite her weak application, Sigewinne significantly buffs the damage of summoned creatures and restores HP for the entire squad.
Kazuha	Anemo	One-handed sword	Conveniently pulls enemies into one point and reduces enemy resistance to various elements.
Sucrose	Anemo	Catalyst	Grants elemental mastery to the entire party, making it useful for the heroine.
Mizuki	Anemo	Catalyst	Although Mizuki does not belong to either the Hydro or Pyro element and is a support character herself, she can be used as a driver in Pyro and Hydro sub-DD squads.

Viable Setups

The best teams for Grandma Itztli will be those where the Melt or Frozen reaction can be easily triggered. For this, representatives of Hydro and Pyro heroes in various positions are needed. Less often, additional Cryo characters may be needed, since she has a weak application without activating Itzpapa's storm.

Teams playing off full Frozen with the Cryo damager dominating show themselves to be much weaker, because in this case, a 20% cut of resistances for Pyro and Hydro elements is lost, and the heroine does not apply a debuff to the ice element.

Hydro Main DPS

Teams with Hydro damage dealers, boosted by Citlali:

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Neuvillette	Dehya Mavuika	Furina	Citlali	The squad is effective for both Melt and Frozen, thanks to the large range of the characters' skills. Without C1 on Neuvillette, it will be possible to protect the damager from heavy attacks from opponents, which will prevent him from losing his charged attack.
Mualani	Xiangling Pyro MC	Kazuha	Citlali	Due to Mualani's mobility, it is quite difficult to find a support healer for her. The Shaman will allow you to use Nightsoul Burst more often, as well as get reliable protection with the ability to frequently use Melt and Frozen reactions.
Ayato	Dehya Xiangling	Sucrose	Citlali	A team with massive area damage. Thanks to Sucrose, allies will gain elemental mastery, which can be used to strengthen the shield.
Tartaglia Ayato	Xiangling	Bennett	Citlali	An active squad with a Hydro damage dealer who stays close to enemies and will be able to apply the corresponding effect from Citlali's shield, which is useful for Melt and Frozen.

Pyro Main DPS

Melt teams that use Citlali's buffs. If you've chosen a character with a two-handed sword, keep in mind that you won't be able to maintain the reaction constantly because claymore strikes destroy Frozen enemy statues.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Mavuika	Furina	Citlali	Bennett Xilonen	Mavuika team. The option with Xilonen is able to achieve the maximum cut of resistances and carry out a stunning series of blows on the enemy. For the Pyro Archon, it is important to have heroes that spend Nightsoul points.
Hu Tao	Xingqiu	Citlali	Furina	The heroine will be able to fully protect the squad and prevent enemies from inflicting crushing damage on Hu Tao while she is at a low health level. In this squad, both Frozen and Melt are actively applied.
Arlecchino	Yelan Xingqiu	Citlali	Bennett Xilonen	The healers listed in the teams for Arlecchino act as buffers. Citlali is the main support, protecting the heroine from attacks and giving a cut of resistance to Pyro attacks. Hydro application for the attacks by Yelan or Xingqiu is equally effective.
Klee Yanfei	Mona Kazuha	Citlali	Bennett	In this type of team, the shaman can act as both a buffer and a reactor. It is necessary to actively use the girl's skills to impose the Cryo status, so that all the necessary reactions can be carried out on them.
Diluc Gaming	Furina	Citlali	Xianyun	A squad with plunging attacks that actively uses Xianyun's elemental burst. Citlali will become a reactor and buffer for Pyro damagers, and also protect them from enemy attacks with a strong shield.

Cryo Main DPS

In these squads, the heroine will not be able to provide proper support to the main damage dealer; it makes sense to add her only if the squad has strong sub-DDs of Pyro or Hydro elements, and the Cryo main-DD needs resonance or energy boost.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Ayaka	Xiangling Pyro MC	Citlali	Bennett	Team with Ayaka for the main damage dealer. Only Pyro allies can get the buff, especially Xiangling will benefit from the boost.
Wriothesley	Nahida	Dehya Mavuika	Citlali	A squad with Wriothesley through the Melt reaction created by Burning. Nahida and Pyro sub-dd will provide a stable Pyro status on the enemy, which can be hit not only by Wriothesley, but also by the shaman.
Ganyu	Dehya Mavuika	Citlali	Bennett	Team with Melt through Ganyu's attacks. The support's Cryo shield will allow Ganyu to easily carry out charged attacks on enemies without fear that this attack can be interrupted.
Kaeya	Amber Xiangling Pyro MC	Barbara	Citlali	F2P squad for playing with Frozen and Melt. Kaeya won't get a proper buff from the heroine, but she can provide a cut of resistances for Amber or Xiangling.

Frozen Squads

It is better not to play Citlali in pure Frozen in the late stages of the game, since the heroine will not be able to fully open up and give the team the necessary boost. In such squads, she should only be considered in a support build with maximum shield strengthening. It is not worth picking a girl specifically for such groups, Diona or Layla will often prove themselves to be no worse.

Character 1	Character 2	Character 3	Character 4	Features
Skirk	Furina	Yelan Xingqiu	Citlali	The best Frozen team variation. The damage of two Hydro sub-DDs is significantly increased due to the resistance cut, and the additional crit chance makes it easier to select stats for each party member.
Ayaka	Yelan Xingqiu	Citlali	Kokomi Barbara	Most of the Cryo damage comes from Ayaka, supported by Hydro Applicators and supports. The heroine takes the place of a regular shielder.
Wriothesley	Yelan Xingqiu	Shenhe	Citlali	Grandma Itzli will protect Wriothesley from lethal damage and ensure smooth rotation. Otherwise, the squad is fully focused on supporting the main Cryo damage dealer. Between Yelan and Xingqiu, it is better to choose Xingqiu because of the heal after the ult.
Ayato	Kazuha Sucrose	Yelan Xingqiu	Citlali	Two damage dealers will create a large Frozen area with their ultimates. Applicators like Yelan and Xingqiu will be useful to maintain Hydro status.
Kaeya	Kachina	Citlali	Barbara	A squad with free heroes and the Freeze reaction, where the shaman protects allies from incoming damage. If she and Kachina have the same sets from Natlan, their effect will not stack.

Extra Stats For Leveling

As Granny Itztli levels up, her basic stats increase: health, defense, and attack power. At different ascension stages, you will be able to increase EM of the heroine. The value of this characteristic directly affects the strength of shields. The table below shows all the basic values depending on the level of the character:

Leveling

Let's look at all the resources needed for leveling Citlali: ascension items dropped by bosses, talent books and more.

Ascension

The ascension stages will require various resources from Natlan:

Resource	Where to find it
Slivers, chunks and fragments of Shivada Jade Gemstone	Cryo material dropped by world and weekly bosses.
Juvenile Fang ×18 Seasoned fang ×30 Tyrant's Fang ×36	Dropped by Saurians of Natlan.
Talisman of the Enigmatic Land ×46	Dropped by the boss Spirit Speaking Hermitess.
Quenepa Berry × 168	Open world plant resource.
Hero's Wit × 421	Rewarded for events, quests, clearing the arteries.
Mora ×1	Rewarded for all game activities.

Talents

Talents can be upgraded with experience books from the Fire Kingdom dungeon and resources obtained in the open world and from Fontaine's Punishment Dungeon.

Resource	Where to find it
Teachings of Kindling ×3 Guides to Kindling x21 Philosophies of Kindling ×38	Talent books are obtained in the dungeon Blazing Ruins в Wednesday, Saturday и Sunday.
Juvenile Fang ×6 Seasoned fang ×21 Tyrant's Fang ×31	The material is dropped by the Saurians that inhabit Natlan.
Denial and Judgment ×4	Rare resource, dropped by The Knave.
Crown of Insight × 1	An item for leveling talents up to 10.
Mora ×1	Rewarded for various game content.

Skills

Citlali's skills imply that the heroine acts as a shielder and/or a sub-damager of the squad, which reduces the resistance of enemies and applies stable Cryo status. Her E-attack accumulates points, which allows you to enter the state of Nightsoul's Blessing and get additional opportunities to implement reactions associated with Cryo. To a greater extent, the girl plays better in the position of a full-fledged support than a sub-DD, protecting allied heroes from incoming damage with a durable frost shield.

Basic (Active) Skills

We will take a detailed look at the abilities of Citlali and her constellations, indicate the cooldowns and dependence of various skills on the characteristics of the heroine. We will also talk about passive skills, accumulation and spending of Nightsoul points.

Talent Leveling Order

Elemental Skill (E) > Elemental Burst (Q) > Basic Attack (optional).

1. Elemental skill is the main skill when it comes to leveling both a shielder and sub-DD. Raising the skill level affects not only the damage inflicted by Izpapa, but also the strength of the created barrier. During the battle, the heroine often resorts to using this skill. The damage inflicted has minor differences in percentage, but the density of the shield differs in more significant scales. When using the heroine as a defensive hero for the squad, it makes sense to raise this ability to level 10.
2. Elemental Burst is the second most valuable ability for using the potential of a secondary damage dealer. In a shielder build, the ultimate is unlikely to be able to deal much damage to targets, so in this case, when leveling, you can stop at level 6. If you build it as a secondary damage dealer, it is still better to level it to 8.
3. Basic attacks do not have much value for the heroine, can be ignored.

Passive Skills

Skills that work passively and do not require activation in combat:

Constellations

The best constellations of Citlali are С1, С2 and С6.

• The first constellation allows her to become a full-fledged buffer for the squad and increase the damage of the main damage dealer. This constellation is best implemented within teams with the elements of Pyro and Hydro.
• The second constellation makes her an even more useful support, as it additionally reduces enemy resistance to Pyro and Hydro elements. In addition, she will receive bonus EM, which, when the last passive is opened, will affect the damage dealt by the elemental burst. A nice bonus will be the ability to protect allies in co-op mode with a barrier.
• The sixth constellation eliminates the need to accumulate Nightsoul points for the stable operation of the summoned creature, which deals damage to enemies during the operation of the protective barrier. Instead, all accumulated NS points will be converted into Pyro and Cryo damage, and also buff the damage of the heroine herself.

How to play Citlali

Despite the fact that Citlali's abilities give her the potential to play as a sub-damage dealer and reactor, the gameplay for the heroine as a DD and support does not have striking differences due to the need to accumulate Nightsoul points to activate Izpapa. Even with the sixth const, it is much more profitable to stick to the usual shield rotation due to the peculiarities of summoning a creature that deals Cryo damage.

Rotation

Skill Order: start your turn with the buffers or the grandmother herself > apply a shield with an elemental skill (E) > return to further squad rotation or, if there is an elemental burst (Q) available, use it > go on with the team rotation.

1. If necessary, the grandmother can either start a rotation to protect allies or join in the process. Entering a battle for the heroine in any case should begin with applying a shield through elemental skill with entering the state of Blessing and summoning Izpapa.
2. Go on with the squad rotation, including various positions, be it buffing supports or a damage dealer. During this time, you need to wait for the accumulation of the ultimate. In the process of applying the status, you can use the heroine's normal attacks, which have a constant Cryo infusion due to the use of a catalyst as a weapon.
3. Update the shield if necessary. At this stage, you need to resort to elemental burst , dealing Cryo damage with the NS attribute and summoning Spiritvessel Skull. Explosions of the skulls will allow you to regenerate additional Nightsoul points and put Itzpapa into the Opal Fire state, in which he begins to spend NS and deal Cryo damage to enemies.
4. Return to squad rotation with the summoned creature being it Nightsoul's Blessing and Citlali being able to use various Cryo-based reactions.

Is the Character Worth Pulling?

The girl takes the role of a Cryo shielder that scales off EM, and is able to reduce enemy resistance to Pyro and Hydro damage. Due to this feature, the heroine is better suited to teams with a limited number of damage dealers and reactions. She depends on Frozen and Melt to receive buffs and using her own skills, and, despite the status of a Cryo debuffer, is actually more suitable for Pyro and Hydro damage dealers than for heroes with the same element.

In addition, it is difficult for a shaman to choose an alternative to her signature weapon from the available options. Innate mechanics allow you to wear the Scroll of the Hero of Cinder City set and provide additional reinforcement to the squad, and the build as a shielder is very simple. The heroine will be a good investment for players who have already built primary or secondary damage dealers, but if you only need a shield and survivability from her, she is not a must pulling her for your account.

Which is better: signature or c1

The choice between the signature and C1 largely depends on the further plans for the development of the heroine and the availability of alternative equipment.

• Citlali's signature Starcaller's Watch will unlock her full potential of the buffer and will strengthen the heroine's shield due to extra elemental mastery. It is difficult to find a worthy alternative for her without losing efficiency, especially if you want to get damage from the shaman.
• The first constellation offers a number of buffs for the girl, both for combat and exploring the territory of Natlan, and, in addition, it opens the way to C2. However, pure C1 without C2 does not make much sense in the future. If you do not plan to pull for the second constellation, it is better to take the signature weapon instead of unlocking CXNUMX.

Citlali or Zhongli: who is better

Let's compare the shaman to another top shielder Zhongli, which is also capable of reducing enemy resistances.

In conclusion, the Shaman is better for teams with Pyro and Hydro damage dealers, especially with a stable Pyro status, so that she can deal significant damage when triggering reactions. Her shield is less durable than Zhongli's, and this is compensated by her personal damage. Zhongli is more versatile and easily changes teams, so he is more suitable for a beginner without clearly formed squads. Grandma Itzli is better for old players or those who have good Pyro or Hydro damage dealers with whom they plan to play for a long time.

We hope this guide helped you create the best Citlali build in Genshin Impact to get good support for your squads. Stay tuned for builds on our website.

History (biography)

The girl is a genius who values solitude and the opportunity to completely surrender to her thoughts. Even her fellow tribesmen from the Mictlan tribe, The Masters of the Night-Wind, cannot accurately predict where the girl is. She has a passion for reading novels and does not know how to drink alcohol at all. After drinking alcohol, the heroine does not watch her tongue and can say what she really thinks, but previously did not dare to voice it. The shaman prefers not to talk about her real age, although Mavuika mentioned that she has not dared to take the place of the tribe's leader for 200 years.

She not only subtly feels the line between the real world and the Kingdom of Night, but also skillfully transfers energy from one space to another. Thus, thanks to her efforts, it was possible to obtain a special tool that allowed her to find the soul of the Natlan hero and learn about the location of Kachina. The shaman is engaged in teaching Ororon and helps the secluded guy learn the basics of the special techniques of the Masters of the Night-Wind. She worries about her successor so much that her excessive concern sometimes grows into patronage, as if Ororon really is her grandson. In turn, the guy affectionately calls the heroine his "grandmother".

Her story is perfectly described in the following legendary storyline: The Truth of the Battle of Seven Colors.