Introduction
In Elden Ring, some different attributes and features help players build their character’s strength and support their fighting capabilities.
One such feature is Focus, which comes under the Defensive attributes category in Elden Ring. This specific attribute helps build resistance against the character’s sleep and madness.
In this guide, we will explain how to efficiently use this feature for your benefit. As it is important to know when and how to play the defensive and offensive attacks to win or survive the fights.
Having such knowledge will amplify the character’s strength and paves way for becoming Elden Lord successfully.
Focus in Elden Ring; What Does It Do?
In Elden Ring, many features and stat figures can either make your build strong or weaken it based on how you are using it in the game.
Focus is one such statistical attribute that either makes or breaks the game for you. A Defensive dexterity, that enhances players’ strength against sleep and madness strikes.
The Elden Ring enemies and bosses can lure you to either sleep or turn you into a madman and an ability to resist such strikes can only be practiced when the character’s Focus elevates.
Although there are a few bosses who have this charm to inflict madness or lure sleep, the important thing is how to resist them. Focus can come in handy and be a game-changer if used wisely.
To enhance Focus, try investing immensely in some other features like Vigor, Endurance, and Strength. This will help you a lot in bringing you’re A-game with the lowest possibility of an error.
Vigor
It is highly suggested to invest in Vitality especially, for those players who paid the least attention to it and are struggling with the end-game content of the Elden Ring.
It is recommended to have high health stat to face and sustain the damages without perishing. With high Vitality, it gets less frequent to have fatal damages.
Also, Vitality enhances resistance against Fire and Poison, so it helps to build the character’s Strength.
Endurance
With Vitality, Endurance also goes hand in hand. It determines the character’s stamina and equipment capacity. This stat can be checked by looking at the green bar under the health bar.
To avoid fatal attempts having high Endurance lets you troll, gallop, and swing during fighting battles against strong enemies.
It also supports the loading capacity of heavy armor and munitions like the Bull Goat Set which is extremely durable. It can be equipped without having to lose mobility.
Strength
Strength, as per the label enhances physical endurance against the deadly strikes of enemies. It will enhance the impact of players’ strikes with a normal-range weapon even.
If players wisely invest in their Strength Statistic, they will be able to employ Greatswords of Elden Ring like The Excellent Greatsword.
For beginners, keep in mind that Mind, Dexterity, and Intelligence are also very significant but “The V.E.S Method” proves to be more precise.
These three features help in designing the personalized gameplay for the players as Mind enhances the magic meter, Dexterity is beneficial for the katanas and the curved swords and Intelligence is needed for casting a spell.
Having these three brings flexibility to the gameplay and makes it more according to your taste.
How to Enhance Focus in Elden Ring?
Focus is a powerful attribute that fights against two status effects i.e. Sleep and Madness.
Sleep is an unusual status effect in Elden Ring and can be used in PvP to temporarily disable the opponents’ functionality.
Madness, however, can briskly spread especially if you are in the areas which are endemic under Frenzied Flame.
But worry not! If you have a high stats level of Focus in Elden Ring, these issues might not impact you as such.
To increase Focus in Elden Ring keep the below-mentioned points in your mind:
- Focus level raises proportionally to the player’s game levels accordingly. You keep on playing the game and it will naturally rise.
- Focus appears to have a strong association with the Mind Quality of the character. To raise the Focus, try leveling up your character’s Mind Quality.
Items Boosting Focus in Elden Ring
Certain in-game items can also help in boosting the Focus stat with a bonus 233 Focus, some of these items are:
Spiralhorn Shield
Found Northeast Liurnia of Lakes at Uld Palace Ruins.
Mushroom Legs
Spotted at Seawater Cave, in a cavern.
Shield of the Guilty
In Weeping Penisula, Demi-Human Forest, it can be found in a cellar.
Clarifying Horn Charm Talisman
Found on a carcass in shambles in Nokron, Eternal City
Mottled Necklace Talisman
Found on a broken bridge heading to Nokron, Eternal City
Rift Shield
It can be bought from the Nomadic Merchant at Liurnia of the Lakes.
Great hood Headpiece
Earned for resolving Sorcerer’s Painting Enigma.
Cohryn’s Robe Chest Piece
Earned from Brother Corhyn when Goldmask Quesline ends.
Fire Prelate Gauntlets
Can be crafted from Fire Prelates.
Mushroom Arms Gauntlets
Spotted at Seawater Cave, in a cavern.
Gold Waistwrap
Collected from a Goldmask’s body after finishing Brother Corhyn’s Questline.
Fire Prelate Greaves
Can be crafted from Fire Prelates.
Astrologer’s Trousers
It can be bought from the Nomadic Merchant at Liurnia of the Lakes.
Focus Elevation by Other Stats
Focus stat also increases by the increasing levels of Rune and Mind. They are as follows:
- The Rune level soft caps are 71, 111, and 161
- For Mind, the soft caps for focus are 40n and 60
Note: Mind does not impact Focus and increases it until the players reach Level 31.
Formulas for Focus Calculation on Rune Level
The formulas that can be used to determine Focus on Rune levels are given below:
- Level 1 – 71 –> 75 + 30*((Lvl+79 – 1) / 149)
- Level 72 – 111 –> 105 + 40*((Lvl+79 – 150) / 40)
- Level 112 – 161 –> 145 + 15*((Lvl+79 – 190) / 50)
- Level 162 – 713 –> 160 + 20*((Lvl+79 – 240) / 552)
Formulas for Focus Calculation on Mind Level
The formulas that can be used to determine Focus on Mind levels are given below:
- Level 1 – 30 –> 0
- Level 31 – 40 –> 30*((Lvl – 30) / 10)
- Level 41 – 60 –> 30 + 10*((Lvl – 40) / 20)
- Level 61 – 99 –> 40 + 10*((Lvl – 60) / 39)
To get the results, both values are added and the resulting figure is rounded off. Further, the Armor resistance stat is also added to the above value for the UI menu.
Upgrading Focus, Is It Necessary?
Investing too much in keeping a fully upgraded Focus is not necessary at all. As there are only a few enemies in Elden Ring who use Sleep and Madness attacks.
The most efficient way to deal with such bosses is to have an armor set to elevate your character’s Focus and to protect you against the fatal strikes of the enemies.
The other simple yet effective way to enhance focus in a useful range is by raising your character’s Rune level.
Pro Tip: If you are not a PVP player then you don’t need to invest too much in Focus stat. Rather invest these points in other stats which can be advantageous. If you are not into magic, then Mind Level does not need to be too invested in it as well.
FAQs
Following are the frequently asked questions about Focus in Elden Ring:
Q1: What does Focus do in Elden Ring?
Ans: It is a Defensive feature that protects the players against the enemy’s attacks inducing sleep and causing Madness.
Q2: What other levels need to be increased to enhance Focus in Elden Ring?
Ans: To effectively increase Focus in Elden Ring, players simply need to increase their Rune and Mind level.
Q3: When does Mind stat increases Focus level in Elden Ring?
Ans: It only starts working once the soft cap level of Mind Stat reaches level 40 in Elden Ring.
Conclusion
Focus is a defensive feature that shields the players against bosses who can cause fatal damage by inflicting Sleep or insanity. It helps to resist deadly damage by increasing Vitality, Endurance, and Strength.
If players are not using too many magic spells in the game, investing too much in Mind stat is unnecessary. Further, keeping a good enough level of focus is enough to fight off the sleep and insanity damage as not many enemies use these strikes in Elden Ring.
