What Is the Stone Citadel?
The Stone Citadel is a fortified city found primarily in Forest and Grass biomes. It features a black fortified wall and is surrounded by wooden houses with straw rooftops. The boss guarding the Stone Citadel is Count Geonor, whose defeat rewards players with Crisis Fragments, including Weathered Crisis Fragments.
Farming Strategy for the Stone Citadel
Atlas Progression and Tier Requirements
To access the Stone Citadel, you need to progress your Atlas to unlock Tier 15 Waystones or higher, as Citadels require these high-tier maps. If you haven’t reached Tier 15 yet, focus on advancing your Atlas through regular map farming and completing objectives.
Waystone Setup for Maximum Fragment Drops
Weathered Crisis Fragment drops are heavily influenced by your Waystone Drop Chance. To maximize this:
Use corrupted Waystones with six suffix modifiers, which greatly increase fragment drop rates. These are usually obtained by corrupting a Waystone with a Vaal Orb until all mods become suffixes.
Stack modifiers that increase Waystone Quantity and Waystone Drop Chance via your Atlas passive tree.
Use Precursor Tablets that boost the quantity of Waystones found in your maps, especially around Citadel areas.
Map Exploration and Pathing
Efficiently revealing new areas on your Atlas increases the chance of discovering multiple Citadels. Stick to a consistent direction when exploring to avoid backtracking and maximize fog-of-war uncovering. Towers near Citadels amplify fragment drops, so prioritize maps with nearby towers.
Handling Difficulty and Boss Fights
Corrupted Waystones with six suffixes make maps significantly harder. Ensure your build is capable of handling the increased difficulty before attempting these maps. If needed, start with less corrupted Waystones and gradually increase difficulty as you gear up.
The Stone Citadel boss, Count Geonor, requires careful attention to mechanics and strong damage output to defeat efficiently.
Fragment Yield Breakpoints
Around 300% Waystone Drop Chance, you can expect to receive two fragments per Citadel boss kill.
Pushing Waystone Drop Chance to 750%-900% can yield three or more fragments, dramatically increasing farming efficiency.
Additional Tips
After completing your Citadel runs, respec your Atlas passive tree back to your primary farming setup to maintain overall map farming efficiency.
Consider grouping with other players to speed up boss kills and map clears.
Use loot filters to highlight Crisis Fragments and valuable currency to streamline collection.
Farming the Stone Citadel for Weathered Crisis Fragments involves unlocking Tier 15 Waystones, optimizing your Waystone drop chance with corrupted suffix-heavy Waystones and Atlas passives, and efficiently exploring your Atlas to locate multiple Citadels per hour. Defeating Count Geonor yields these valuable fragments, which are crucial for unlocking the Arbiter of Ash fight. Balancing map difficulty with your build’s strength and maximizing fragment drop modifiers will help you farm Weathered Crisis Fragments effectively and accelerate your endgame progression.