Genshin Impact 5.3 Leaks: Citlali's Leaked Kit May Mean She's Not As Bad A Shielder As Everyone Originally Thought

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Citlali’s gamplay kit in 5.3 has leaked and she may actually be a better shielder than originally anticipated following the early leaks about her abilities in the game. Citlali is expected to be one of the new playable characters arriving in HoYoverse’s action RPG during Version 5.3. She is expected to debut in the same patch as the Pyro Archon Mavuika in , even if both have already appeared as NPCs during story quests in the region of Natlan before. HoYoverse has not revealed details about Citlali, other than the fact that she carries a Cryo Vision.

Nevertheless, there have been leaks about Citlali in the past. At the time, the leaks mentioned that she was a Cryo shielder and these initial leaks sparked comparisons between her and Layla, who is already a 4-star Cryo shielder in the game. Because of the lack of more information at the time, it was difficult to determine the main differences between their gameplay kits, but now there are more leaks about Citlali in as Version 5.3 approaches, and she may not be as simple a shielder as originally thought based on the first rumors regarding her kit.

A more complete version of Citlali’s gameplay kit has leaked, even if more precise details are still missing from the rumors. The information obtained by Genshin Leakflow was shared in a post flagged as “” on Reddit. According to the leak, Citlali’s Elemental Skill sees her create a field around her spot with the aspect of a web, which may be a reference to a dreamcatcher. Citlali’s field is rumored to deal Cryo DMG to enemies within and, with every third hit, it deals a large AoE (area of effect) Cryo DMG effect in .

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The leak also says that the range of Citlali’s field is similar to Albedo’s but with a low frequency of Cryo application to enemies. Furthermore, this Skill may allow her to hang from ceilings in closed environments,