Focus

Not to be confused with Focus Energy.

Focus refers to special abilities unlocked after The Second Dream quest, revolving around unlocking a Tenno's true powers guided by the principles of the Five Great Tenno Schools.

Focus Ability

A Tenno Operator being projected while using a Focus Ability, as the Warframe lies inert on the ground.

At the end of The Second Dream quest, players are asked to choose one of the five schools as their primary Focus, which will grant them a Focus Ability, a power which can be used regardless of which Warframe the player equips. The type of Focus Ability is dependent on the school that was chosen, with each ability granting different effects. When the Focus Ability is activated, a spiritual projection of the Tenno Operator will appear behind the Warframe, and player control shifts to said projection, which will begin using its chosen power in the direction of aim. In this so-called Transcendent State, the player can move the projection as well as aim its attack, and both the projection and the Warframe are invulnerable to attack. The Warframe itself is unable to move during this state, however continuous Powers casted before using the focus ability remain active. This state lasts for a short duration dependent on upgrade level or if the player manually deactivates it, and while activating a Focus Ability consumes no Energy, the ability has a base cooldown time of 180 seconds before it can be used.

The default keybinding to use Focus ability is 5 or Num 5 on PC; on PS4, pulling up the power menu by holding R1, then pressing L1 to activate; and on Xbox One, holding RB and pressing LB. This can be changed under "Power E" in Key Bindings. Once a Focus is unlocked, a circular gauge will appear in the lower right corner of the player UI to the right of the Warframe's Energy gauge, which is used to display the Focus ability's cooldown state – the gauge will fill with blue energy until it's full, at which point it will gain a circular glow denoting that the ability is ready to use.

A halfway charged Focus ability.	A fully charged Focus ability.

Focus Points

Focus Lens

Convergence

Focus gain can be further increased through the use of Convergence orbs, which are yellow, glowing orbs that periodically appear during a mission. When picked up, Convergence will greatly increase the amount of Focus converted from Affinity for a period of 45 seconds. Once the Convergence period expires, a summary of the amount of Focus points earned during the active period will be displayed on the player's screen.

The appearance of a Convergence orb will be accompanied by a glowing indicator on the screen, displaying the location where the orb has appeared. Multiple orbs will form throughout the duration of a mission, although only one orb can be created at a time. Note that Convergence Orbs will stop spawning once the daily Focus cap has been reached.

Tenno Schools

The Tenno Schools are disciplines that represent a particular way of thought in regards to the Tenno's personality and fighting styles, with each school focusing on a different discipline, manifesting as a difference in the type of powers granted by their signature Focus Abilities.

Focus is classified into the five Tenno "Schools": Madurai, Vazarin, Naramon, Unairu, and Zenurik. Each school has a skill tree that branches out from the primary signature ability with upgrade nodes called Ways, which grants additional utility to the ​signature ability. Once unlocked, a "Way" has to be activated by clicking on its icon which will change its icon color from black to red, with a red line leading back to the preceding active Way in the tree to signify that it is on. With the exception of Mastery-type Ways that decrease cooldown, each active Way will add 45 seconds to the cooldown on the signature ability, regardless of whichever rank it is. Players can choose to deactivate a Way to reduce the signature ability's cooldown time. Ways also require that the preceding requisite Way in the skill tree is active in order to be activated: if the preceding Way is turned off, the Way node it is connected to will also be deactivated.

Certain Ways provide Passive upgrades, which confer bonuses that last for the duration of a mission, applying to either the Warframe or the weapons they carry. These passive Ways do not activate until the signature Focus ability has been used at least once during the mission.

Individual Ways also contain their own ranks which can be upgraded by spending Focus points to enhance that particular Way's attributes. Unlike unlocking a Way which requires a lump sum of Focus points to be spent, ranking up a Way is performed by gradually allocating points into it by holding down the Focus button beside the Way's icon until the required amount of Focus is reached. Allocation of Focus points can be stopped at any time or until the currently available amount of Focus points for that school is depleted, and once allocated can be confirmed to lock the points into that Way, or canceled to return the allocated points to the School's available Focus points for spending elsewhere. Focus points allocated in such a manner cannot be reimbursed once allocated and confirmed into a Way. The amount of Focus points required to rank up a Way increases with each rank purchased. Ranking up a "Way" will not increase the cooldown penalty for activating it.

Each school starts with a Way capacity or 틀:FocusPoolCostPool of five slots. Initially, the signature skill takes up a single Way, leaving four more spaces open. Adding other active Ways or ranking up a "Way" will take one Pool slot each, with each additional rank increasing its Pool cost. Players can spend Focus to increase the school's pool capacity, increasing the number of Ways that can be activated by one per purchase. While players can unlock any number of Ways in a school's skill tree, if they have an insufficient Pool capacity they will only be able to activate or rank up a limited number of Ways. The amount of Focus required to increase Way capacity becomes increasingly more expensive the more capacity is added.

View Cost of Increasing Way-Pool's Capacity List▾▾

Current Capacity	Focus cost of Next Upgrade	Capacity Change	Total Focus Cost
5	8,586	5 >> 6	8,586
6	10,330	6 >> 7	18,916
7	12,126	7 >> 8	31,042
8	13,967	8 >> 9	45,009
9	15,849	9 >> 10	60,858
10	17,769	10 >> 11	78,627
11	19,725	11 >> 12	98,352
12	21,714	12 >> 13	120,066
13	23,733	13 >> 14	143,799
14	25,782	14 >> 15	169,581
15	27,858	15 >> 16	197,439
16	29,960	16 >> 17	227,399
17	32,087	17 >> 18	259,486
18	34,238	18 >> 19	293,724
19	36,411	19 >> 20	330,135
20	38,607	20 >> 21	368,742
21	40,823	21 >> 22	409,565
22	43,060	22 >> 23	452,625
23	45,316	23 >> 24	497,941
24	47,591	24 >> 25	545,532
25	49,885	25 >> 26	595,417
26	52,196	26 >> 27	647,613
27	54,524	27 >> 28	702,137
28	56,869	28 >> 29	759,006
29	59,231	29 >> 30	818,237
30	61,608	30 >> 31	879,845
31	64,000	31 >> 32	943,845
32	66,407	32 >> 33	1,010,252
33	68,830	33 >> 34	1,079,082
34	71,266	34 >> 35	1,150,348
35	73,716	35 >> 36	1,224,064
36	76,180	36 >> 37	1,300,244
37	78,658	37 >> 38	1,378,902
38	81,148	38 >> 39	1,460,050
39	83,651	39 >> 40	1,543,701
40	86,167	40 >> 41	1,629,868
41	88,695	41 >> 42	1,718,563
42	91,235	42 >> 43	1,809,798
43	93,787	43 >> 44	1,903,585
44	96,351	44 >> 45	1,999,936
45	98,926	45 >> 46	2,098,862
46	101,512	46 >> 47	2,200,374
47	104,109	47 >> 48	2,304,483
48	106,717	48 >> 49	2,411,200
49	109,336	49 >> 50	2,520,536
50	111,966	50 >> 51	2,632,502
51	114,605	51 >> 52	2,747,107
52	117.255	52 >> 53	2,864,362
53	119.915	53 >> 54	2,984,277
54	122,584	54 >> 55	3,106,861
55	125,264	55 >> 56	3,232,125
56	127,953	56 >> 57	3,360,078
57	130,651	57 >> 58	3,490,729
58	133,359	58 >> 59	3,624,088
59	136,076	59 >> 60	3,760,164
60	138,802	60 >> 61	3,898,966
61	141,537	61 >> 62	4,040,503
62	144,281	62 >> 63	4,184,784
63	147,033	63 >> 64	4,331,817
64	149,795	64 >> 65	4,481,612
65	152,564	65 >> 66	4,634,176
66	155,342	66 >> 67	4,789,518
67	158,129	67 >> 68	4,947,647
68	160,923	68 >> 69	5,108,570
69	163,726	69 >> 70	5,272,296
70	166,537	70 >> 71	5,438,833
71	169,355	71 >> 72	5,608,188
72	172,182	72 >> 73	5,780,370
73	175,016	73 >> 74	5,955,386
74	177,858	74 >> 75	6,133,244
75	180,708	75 >> 76	6,313,952
76	183,565	76 >> 77	6,497,517
77	186,429	77 >> 78	6,683,946
78	189,301	78 >> 79	6,873,247
79	192,180	79 >> 80	7,065,427
80	195,066	80 >> 81	7,260,493
81	197,960	81 >> 82	7,458,453
82	200,860	82 >> 83	7,659,313
83	203,768	83 >> 84	7,863,081
84	206,682	84 >> 85	8,069,763
85	209,603	85 >> 86	8,279,366
86	212,531	86 >> 87	8,491,897
87	215,466	87 >> 88	8,707,363
88	218,408	88 >> 89	8,925,771
89	221,356	89 >> 90	9,147,127
90	224,311	90 >> 91	9,371,438
91	227,272	91 >> 92	9,598,710
92	230,239	92 >> 93	9,828,949
93	233,213	93 >> 94	10,062,162
94	236,194	94 >> 95	10,298,356
95	239,180	95 >> 96	10,537,536
96	242,173	96 >> 97	10,779,709
97	245,172	97 >> 98	11,024,881
98	248,177	98 >> 99	11,273,058
99	251,189	99 >> 100	11,524,247
100	254,206	100 >> 101	11,778,453
101	257,229	101 >> 102	12,035,682
102	260,258	102 >> 103	12,295,940

Focus points are school-specific, where points earned from one school can only be used in that school, ex. earned Naramon points can only be used to unlock Ways in the Naramonschool. Other schools asides from the originally chosen school can be unlocked, but require spending that specific school's Focus points to do so, thus players must first gather Focus points using the Lens of that specific school.

While a player has only one School at the beginning, they can use Focus Lenses from other Schools to earn the corresponding Focus points required to unlock other Schools. Once a player has unlocked other Schools, they can choose to select a School as their Primary, which will switch out the current school's Focus ability for the chosen school's ability for use during missions. Only one School can be active as the Primary at any time.

Focus Abilities and Upgrades

• Madurai
• Vazarin
• Naramon
• Unairu
• Zenurik

They followed the path of Engage The Enemy. Their swift, uncompromising onslaught, holding nothing back and recklessly attacking their foes, could vanquish an opponent before he had the chance to steel himself. Speed and savagery characterized this school.

The treeways of the Madurai school.

This skill tree focuses on straight damage.Focus/Madurai

They trained to Counter the Enemy, and move with an opponent's attacks in order to nullify them. They maintained constant awareness in order to defend against all aggression.

The treeways of the Vazarin school.

This skill tree focuses on heals, revives and shields.Focus/Vazarin

This discipline focused on Knowing the Enemy, and the tacticians of Naramon believed that to truly understand a foe would confer the greatest advantage upon a warrior.

The treeways of the Naramon school.

This skill tree focuses on crowd control, Finishers, and critical damage.Focus/Naramon

They pushed themselves to Outlast the Enemy, to withstand all aggression without retreat. They believed that if the enemy could not match their endurance, then a battle could be won without having even commenced.

The treeways of the Unairu school.

This skill tree focuses on petrifying enemies either through its basic ability, Basilisk Flare, or through melee attacks, increasing the player's own and their allies' armor, and reducing enemies' armor through melee attacks.Focus/Unairu

They believed the clearest path to victory was to Dominate the Enemy. They sought to choke an opponent of all resources; that sheer strength could erase any resistance.

The treeways of the Zenurik school.

This skill tree focuses on crowd control, energy restoration and general utility.Focus/Zenurik

Notes

• The Operator's Projection when activating a Focus ability is affected by map geography and gravity the same as any other object, being capable of being blocked by obstacles and falling. If the Projection falls into a pit or any other "bottomless" drop, the Focus ability will be forcefully deactivated.
• The Focus ability will not be deactivated manually when the Operator's Projection is inside a Nullifier Globe, as the deactivation of the Focus is also counted as an ability activation.
• Because the Operator's projection is considered its own map entity, it is capable of interacting with Interception capture points, and triggering Orokin Void and Orokin Moon pressure plates.
• Host migration will end any and all activated passives, forcing players to reactivate their focus ability to enable their passive abilities again.
  • This bug with "until the end of the mission" passives also happens with any self-initiated revive (arcane or otherwise).
• Focus abilities cannot be activated if a Warframe is using a channeled ability that restricts its mobility, e.g. Banshee's Sound Quake and Nyx's Absorb. Other channeled abilities will remain active and continue draining energy throughout the duration of the Focus ability, with the exception of Ivara's Prowl which is an invisibility-type power and will thus be deactivated.
• Focus Lenses cannot be put on Sentinels, Sentinel Weapons, Kubrow, or Kavats.
• Focus Ability cast animation is affected by Natural Talent, Ember's Accelerant and Speed Drift.
• After spawning, a Focus Medallion remains on the map for exactly one minute before despawning.
• When the player activates the ability, their controls are switched the newly spawned operator as the Warframe hunches over. As this is the character currently controlled by the player, Companions like sentinels still stick to the operator instead of the now immobile Warframe. This is shown by the map indicating the Warframe as a blue dot, indicating an ally and not a player.
  • As such, sentinels will still be at risk if in direct fire and may be destroyed in larger groups of high-level enemies.

Tips

• If activating Focus purely to activate its passive abilities and without enemies nearby, manually deactivating the ability will allow players to return to a normal state immediately to prevent having to play out the rest of the attack's duration. However, this does not reduce the cooldown towards the next use: the charge will reset to 0 regardless of whether the ability is ended early or not.
• As activating a "Way" increases the cooldown time of Focus abilities, it is recommended that no more than 3-4 Ways be activated at a time to keep cooldown to a respectable level. It is thus prudent to choose which Ways to activate that suit the mission beforehand.
  • Alternatively if using a focus ability purely for activating its passives during a long mission such as survival or defense, consider disregarding the above and instead equipping all the passive abilities you may be interested in using. It may take longer to activate them the first time, but you gain a number of extra abilities to assist through the mission
• Due to affinity distribution mechanics when Focus lenses convert affinity into Focus points, the most effective placement of your first lens depends on play-style and role. If you are personally doing almost all of the killing, it is more effective to install Focus lenses on Warframes, as Warframes will be able to receive Focus regardless of weapon used, and can receive the full amount of Focus point conversion upon kills using Warframe powers. This is the obvious choice for solo play. When you are playing a more supporting role, if you don't need other weapons, a single weapon equipped with a lens will be much more effective. For balanced team play, where you expect to get no more than 1/3 of the kills, a single weapon will be better than a frame. If you wish to use multiple weapons while farming, then lensing the frame still makes sense.

Trivia

• The Focus system has been in development for a very long period, and was initially slated for release in 14. The developers admitted that Augmented Mods and Arcane Enhancements initially started out as components of the Focus system before being split from it entirely.
• The five schools of Focus are based off the five elements of Wu Xing found in Book of Documents（尚书) and is widely used in ancient Chinese philosophical traditions. It resembles the five elements of godai, which lacks Naramon (the tree), as seen on the backgrounds of each school's skill tree page. The Five Elements are Fire, Earth, Water, Wood, and Metal.
  • The Naramon School represents Wood 木. In Wu Xing this is associated with the eyes, growth, flourish, and reaching outward.
  • The Madurai School represents Fire 火. In Wu Xing this is associated with the heart, force, passion, and raw power.
  • The Unairu School represents Earth 土. In Wu Xing this is associated with the flesh, stability, durability, and bearing.
  • The Zenurik School represents Metal 金. Also interpreted as mineral or crystal, this is associated in Wu Xing with the lung, concentrating, reserving, and abundance.
  • The Vazarin School represents Water 水. In Wu Xing this is associated with the bone, inflexibility, supporting, adaptability, and sympathy.
• While the replies that the player chooses during the Operator's conversation with the Lotus has no gameplay effect, the choice of replies are used to reorder the choices of Tenno Schools. Once the selection screen appears, with the school most suited to the Operator appearing on the left, and choice to the right being the least suited. Example: choosing the conversation options relating to knowledge will put Naramon to the leftmost side as the most desirable choice. Players are still free to choose the Focus they wish to start with however.

View Sorting Choice Answers List▾▾

Answers	School
First Choice
"I remember Studying..."	Naramon +1
"I remember a Fight..."	Unairu +1
"I remember someone holding my hand..."	Vazarin +1
Second Choice
"We Stuck Together..."	Madurai +1
"Things Happens for a reason..."	Zenurik +1
"They tried to help us..."	Vazarin +1
Third Choice
"They paid for what they did..."	Unairu +1
"She sang to us..."	Zenurik +1
"She was Brilliant..."	Naramon +1
"She was Brave..."	Madurai +1
Fourth Choice
"We sought Knowledge..."	Naramon +1
"We fought with honor..."	Zenurik +1
"We fight for justice..."	Unairu +1
"We were fearless..."	Madurai +1
"We protected the innocents..."	Vazarin +1

Bugs

• Joining a high-latency game has a tendency to cause the selected Focus ability to fully charge instantaneously and removes the cooldown completely.
• Using the focus ability may make you unable to use your melee weapon or roll for the remainder of the mission.
• Host migration will reset the cooldown of the Focus ability and disable passive effects from a previous activation.
  • As of 18.4.10, the cooldown being reset has been fixed, however, passives effects can potentially still be disabled if a host migration occurs.
• Activating a focus ability while in an elevator will cause your Warframe to fall through the lift. Deactivating will place you at the last "safe spot". In some instances, you will be stuck infinitely falling.
  • If you end up infinitely falling, you can teleport back into the map by typing /unstuck in squad chat (or clan chat if you're playing solo) and then clicking okay. This teleports you back to your last 'safe' location.

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