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Genshin Impact's Citlali leaks in version 5.3 are long overdue

Recently, Genshin Impact has neglected Cryo characters, and this has reached a new extreme in 2024, as new or returning Cryo characters are rarely seen on the latest Event Wish banners. But although this problematic trend is expected to continue for the rest of 2024, there are recent leaks about a new playable character Genshin ImpactCitlali, could be just what the cryo element needs.




There is still a lot of uncertainty surrounding the latest leaks about Citlali, such as the character's rarity and abilities. However, beyond that, Citlali is widely believed to be a Cryo Catalyst user released in Genshin Impact5.3 update. Whether Citlali will establish a new meta for Cryo characters remains to be seen. However, Citlali's anticipated release will still be a cause for celebration considering a new Cryo character will be released in 2019 Genshin Impact is long overdue.

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2024 was a sad year for fans of Genshin Impact's Cryo characters


Away Genshin ImpactWith the 5.1 update, it has been almost a year since a new Cryo character was released. The last new Cryo character was Charlotte from 4.2 Update in November 2023. To make matters worse, according to recent leaks Genshin ImpactNew Cryo characters are not expected to be introduced with the 5.2 update, so the next opportunity for a new Cryo character may not come until the 5.3 update, which won't be released until early 2025.

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The update release schedule assumes that the release date for the 5.3 update will be January 1, 2025.

Overall, iterations of existing Cryo characters are also experiencing a drought Genshin Impact'The character replay queue is full of Cryo characters that are long overdue for replay. Currently, Shenhe has the longest wait time for replays among all other limited characters Genshin Impact's event wish banner. Meanwhile, Wriothesley has yet to see its first iteration since its debut in the October 2023 4.2 update.


This drought of new and returning Cryo characters has become an ongoing trend in 2024. However, the latest leaks suggest that a new Cryo character could be coming soon that will finally put an end to this drought. According to leaks Genshin ImpactUpdate 5.3 introduces Citlali, a Cryo character that players recently encountered in the Natlan region's Archon questline.

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Citlali is believed to be a Cryo Catalyst character. However, further information about this character's equipment and whether it will be a four- or five-star character remains uncertain for now. The current theory so far is that Citlali could be a 5-star shield support character.


In addition to Citlali, leaks also suggest that Mavuika, the Pyro Archon, could be introduced as a playable character in
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5.3 update.

As a Natlan character with the unique ability Blessing of the Night Soul, Citlali could potentially compete with the current Cryo team composition meta Genshin Impact. Regardless of whether or not Citlali is enough to establish a new Cryo meta, this character is the first Cryo character to be released Genshin Impact In over a year, it will still be a cause for celebration for players who have been waiting for this very opportunity. If these leaks about the long overdue release of a new Cryo character ultimately prove to be true, players may want to start saving their Primogems as soon as possible to obtain Citlali when their banner runs in the 5.3 update.