Focus Farming allows you to improve your Warframes’ skills and abilities, however, you need a lot of Focus Points to do so.
Overview
Warframe is a very popular free-to-play online video game that features role-playing elements. It is set in a futuristic world, in which you can control members of the Tenno. They are a race of ancient warriors who have been awoken from a century-long cryosleep. The Tenno now find themselves at war in the planetary system, with numerous factions.
The game currently features over 80 different Tenno for you to collect and play with. You should remember that each Tenno has unique skills and abilities to help them in battle. Additionally, there are different skill trees that you can unlock as your Tenno levels up and progress in the game.
What is a skill tree?
The skill tree, also known as Focus, refers to the unlocking of a Tenno’s true skills and abilities. It is generally guided by the beliefs of the Five Great Tenno Schools. The schools represent different routes of discipline with regards to the Tenno’s fighting styles and personality.
You should remember that each school features their own skill tree comprising 10 different abilities called Ways. This unlocks multiple passive abilities that are able to enhance an Operator’s powers and to a lesser extent, improves your Warframe. Additionally, each school focuses on a specific objective. It is thus recommended that you carefully decide which school you want to be part of.
Warframe: Focus Farming
Focus is an experienced-based resource that is used to unlock abilities for your Operator. As mentioned above, there are 5 different skill trees that are based on the 5 Tenno Schools, which allow you to unlock new skills. In order to fully unlock a tree, you have to obtain a lot of Focus Points.
Focus can be obtained by equipping Focus Lenses on your weapons and Warframes. These lenses allow you to transform some of your earned experience from defeating enemies into Focus Points. You are then able to use the points to unlock new skills, or level up existing skills.
If you want to farm focus, it is recommended that you head to the Elite Sanctuary Onslaught. It is considered as the best place to quickly farm focus due to the high number of enemies. However, if you do not have access to it yet, it is advised that you do high-level Exterminate Missions with a stealth Warframe.
How to activate the focus tree
Once you have completed The Second Dream quest, you will be able to perform Transcendence. It allows you to activate an invulnerable projection of the Tenno Operator, which you can control through basic movement. Even though your Warframe is invulnerable, it is disabled.
As you progress in the game, you will come across a quest called The War Within. Completing it will replace Transcendence with Transference, which enables the Operator to physically join the battle.
It is important to note that you have to unlock both Transcendence and Transference to activate the Focus tree. Once activated, you will be able to take advantage of the passive and active Focus powers.
Types of focus lenses
As mentioned above, you need to equip your Warframes and their weapons with Focus lenses in order to obtain Focus Points. However, you should remember that there are different types of Focus lenses. The following table indicates the different lenses and a description of each:
| Lens type | Description |
Regular lens |
When equipped, it converts 1.25 percent of excess affinity earned into Focus Points. |
Greater lens |
These lenses convert 1.75 percent of excess Affinity to Focus Points. |
Eidolon lens |
Eidolon Lenses convert 2.25 percent of excess Affinity to Focus Points. |
Lua Lens |
It is able to convert 3.25 percent of excess Affinity to Focus Points. |
What are the different schools?
It is clear that the Tenno Schools represent different paths of discipline with regard to your Tenno’s personality and fighting styles. You will be able to choose a school once you have completed The Second Dream.
The following table indicates the 5 different Tenno schools:
| School name | School type |
Zenurik |
School of the Arcane |
Unairu |
School of the Indomitable |
Naramon |
School of the Tacticians |
Vazarin |
School of the Protectors |
Madurai |
School of the Fighters |
Conclusion
Warframe is a popular online video game that is set in a futuristic world. You can control members of the Tenno, who are a race of ancient warriors who have been awoken from a century-long cryosleep. They now find themselves at war in the planetary system, with numerous factions.
It is important to note that each Warframe has unique skills and abilities. Additionally, you can unlock a skill tree, called Focus, to improve your character. However, you need to obtain Focus Points to unlock new skills. To earn Focus Points, it is recommended that you head to the Elite Sanctuary Onslaught. It is considered as the best place to quickly farm focus due to the high number of enemies.