Crystallize

	4 100	Crystallize Citrine summons crystal fractals. The fractals rush forward, seeking enemies. Enemies touched by the fractals are paralyzed crystalline growths. Hit the growths to deal Critical Damage. Introduced in Update 32.3 (2023-02-15)	Strength:250 / 300 / 400 / 500  Impact damage
			Duration:5 / 6 / 7 / 8 s
			Range:30 m
			Misc: 190° sight detection cone 1 growth per enemy =300% absolute critical chance

• Info
• Augment
• Tips & Tricks

Info

• Citrine expends 100 Energy to briefly rise before slamming into the ground. Upon landing, she summons fissures of crystalline fractals that rapidly travel and splinter while homing in towards all enemies within a 190° degrees sight detection cone spanning 30 meters. Upon reaching their targets, fractals inflict 250 / 300 / 400 / 500  Impact damage while immobilizing each enemy inside 1 large crystal growth for 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 seconds. Hitting the growth directly sets weapon Critical Chance to 300%.
  • For Hitscan weapons, but not continuous or projectile weapons, critical damage is multiplied by 2x in addition to the critical chance bonus.
  • Sight detection occurs the moment Citrine slams into the ground. If she moves the aiming reticle and pans the camera away during the jump, enemies visible inside Citrine's player camera angle before the slam are not included in Crystallize's targeting.
    • Casting the ability while looking straight up or down allows the detection cone to encompass a 360° radial area, with height elevation difference accounted for by the additional 10°~ degrees angle.
  • Splinters will normally travel across the ground, but can move through the air in order to reach their targets.
  • Once targeted by Crystallize, fractal splinters will bypass environmental and generated barriers such as Arctic Eximus globes to reach them.
  • Crystal growths extend diagonally skyward away from the enemy, creating an enlarged object hitbox that also encompasses the body part where the crystal takes root.
    • Growths point toward the front, back, left or right sides, growing from one of the following body parts by random assignment on cast: head, chest, shoulders, arms, thighs, and legs.
    • Growths can clip through obstacles and terrain in the environment, allowing the crystal to be hit through walls.
  • Set Critical Chance ignores all other modifiers, whether from mods or Warframe abilities. However, the Vigilante set mods can increase the damage to that of a Tier-4 critical hit.
  • Enemies protected by Overguard are still targeted by Crystallize, which inflicts all of its effects except crowd control immobilization.
• Ability Synergy:
  • Crystallize contributes kills and assists to increase  Preserving Shell's damage reduction.
• Can be recast while active when at least one new enemy is in range and line-of-sight, but will not hit enemies already affected by Crystallize.
• Casting Crystallize is a full-body animation that displaces Citrine into the air before forcing her into a diving sequence. While in the air, Citrine can reposition horizontally and aim the reticle at her intended landing spot.
• Ability is not dispelled if Citrine falls out of bounds or enters an ability nullification zone.

Augment

Main article: Recrystalize

Recrystalize is a Warframe Augment Mod for  Citrine that allows  Crystallize to spread to additional enemies when crystalized foes are killed by shooting the growths.

Recrystalize

Tips & Tricks

• Particularly potent against Guardian Eximus enemies, since the crystal growth extends from the body through the rotating invulnerable riot shields that block most ranged attacks.
• Weapons with a high critical multiplier and good accuracy but low critical chance, such as  Basmu's primary fire, can benefit immensely from Crystallize.

See Also

•  Citrine