Mental Focus (Status Effect)

Mental Focus (Status Effect)

Mental Focus

Singular Focus

Singular Focus

Mental Focus (icon: ) is a buff that increases a character's magic damage by an amount based on that character's max MP (even for non-mages, even if the skill scales with PWR rather than INT, etc.). Singular Focus (icon: ) also works similarly for physical damage. The buffs cap at +250% (Multiplier x3.5). Collectively, Mental Focus , Eagle Eyes and Overthrow buffs stack diminishingly up to a cap of +350% (x4.5). See Damage_Formula Multipliers for more info.

The in-game description of skills such as Othuum that grant Mental Focus to all characters is misleading. Although it reads "Increased magic damage based on max MP value of all party members", the strength of the buff only depends on the max MP value of the character it is on; the "of all party members" is to define that the buff is applied to all party members, not that the value of the buff depends on the total max MP of the entire party. Skills such as Sea Dragon's Grace that only grant Mental Focus to the character using the skill have the in-game description "Increased magic damage based on max MP of user instead.

• Most skills that grant Mental Focus give a bonus of +0.23% extra damage per point of max MP. This means that a character with 435 max MP would get a +100% boost, a character with 869 max MP would get a +200% boost, and a character with 1087 or more max MP would get the maximum boost of +250%. The exact value of each bonus is defined in the skill that provides mental focus.
• Mental Focus is considered a buff rather than a status (can be Testamented, buff-cleared, and count to Distinct Buffs)
• Mental Focus buffs from different characters usually overwrite each other instead of stacking.
• Exception: Dunarith (Another Style) VC can coexist with another instance of Mental Focus, with diminishing stacking.
  • Example: Dunarith AS with 575 max MP uses VC (+0.2% per MP) then Rosetta casts Prayer of Judgement (+0.23% per MP).
  • Total: MP × (A%) + [ (MP × (A%)) × ((MP × (B%)) ] = 575 × 0.23% + [ (575 × 0.23%) × ((575 × (0.2%)) = 284%, which caps at +250%

Party Wide Mental Focus Skills

Character(s)	Skill & Effects
Thillelille ES	Null  Promised Land MP 35 None Buff PreemptivePower, Intelligence and Speed of all party members +100% and Apply Singular Focus and Mental Focus on all party members (1 turn) Sword Characters Only: Grant Skill Hit Count +1 (1 turn) Adds +1 hit to any skill (EX: 1 hit skill > 2 hits, 2 hit skill > 3 hits, etc) Added hit is same base modifier as 1 hit from original skill Luring Shadow Characters only: Buff Duration x5 (5 turns) 35 N/A 35
Pom AS	Null  Diagnosis: Love MP 30 None Buff Intelligence and Speed of all party members +50% and Magic Critical damage of all party members +25% and Apply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns) Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) When in an Awakened Magic Fates Stance: Buff effects and duration x2 30 N/A 30
Velette	Null  Exousia MP 40 None Buff Power, Intelligence, Speed and Thunder type attack of all party members +50% (5 turns) and Max MP +25% (5 Turns) When in Thundering Stance: Buff effects are doubled Apply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns): Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) 40 N/A 40
Melody Melody AS	Null  Dream Charge MP 35 None Buff Restore all party members' MP +30 and apply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns): Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) When in any Elemental Stance: increase restore MP amount to +60 35 N/A 35
Iphi	Null  Walpurgisnacht MP 25 None Stance/Buff PreemptiveDeploy Biting Shade Stance and: Apply Mental Focus on all party members (5 turns): Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) If no party member in front or back line has Blood Contract, give all party members in front line Blood Contract stacks (excluding self) When in Biting Shade Stance: (Kaleido) change element of all party members to shade (current turn only) 25 N/A 25
Jet Tactician	Fire  Illusion: Black Dragon MP 52 Fire Magic Fire type magic attack on all enemies (XL) Weakness Multiplier of all party members +1 (3 turns) When in Another Zone: apply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns): Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) 52 150‬% × Mod 52
Flammelapis Flammelapis AS	Null  Baptiso Soul MP 15 None Buff Water type attack of all party members +30% Apply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns): Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) Within the first 3 turns of the battle, double water type attack buff to +60% 15 N/A 15
Nagi ES	Water  Othuum MP 42 Water Magic Water type magic attack on all enemies (L) Apply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns): Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) When AF bar is full, Intelligence and Power of all party members +50% (3 turns) 42 130% × Mod 42
Chiyo AS	Null  Horai Jewel MP 63 None Buff PreemptiveApply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns) and 100% magic critical rate of all party members (3 moves) inflict poison and inflict pain to all enemies (ignore target resistance) (3 turns). Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) When in Torn Earth Stance or Magic Fates Stance: Duration of buff and status effects is doubled (6 turns and 6 moves) 63 N/A 63
Rosetta AS	Null  Prayer of Judgement MP 33 None Buff Speed and Physical Resistance of all party members +30% (3 turns) When in Magic Fates Stance: apply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns): Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) 33 N/A 33
Toova	3 Normal  Earth  Call to the Dark MP 47 Earth Magic Earth type magic attack on a single enemy (XL) and Restore user's HP by 5% of damage dealt 47 190% × Mod 47 3 Equip maxed Manifest  Earth  Call to the Dark MP 39 Earth Magic Earth type magic attack on a single enemy (XL) and Restore user's HP by 10% of damage dealt Earth type attack of all party members +30% (3 turns) 39 240% × Mod 39 3 True Manifest Unlocked  Earth  Call to the Dark MP 39 Earth Magic Earth type magic attack on a single enemy (XL) and Restore user's HP by 10% of damage dealt Earth type attack of all party members +30% (3 turns) and HP Regen 1500 (3 times) Apply Mental Focus on all party members (3 turns): Magic damage of each party member: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) 39 240% × Mod 39

Self Mental Focus Skills

Character(s)	Skill & Effects
Xianhua	Null  Link MP 40 None Buff Deploy Magic Fates Stance and User's max MP +30% and Restore 30% MP and Apply Mental Focus on user (3 turns) When in Magic Fates Stance: Awaken Another Zone (2 turns) (multiple times per battle) and max MP amount buff and MP restore amount increased (x2) 40 N/A 40
Kuchinawa	Null  Shadowed Mood MP 30 None Buff User's Max MP +50% and apply Mental Focus on user (5 Turns): Magic damage: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) When in an Awakened Torn Earth Stance: Restores user's MP +50% 30 N/A 30
Cyrus Albright	Null  Alephan's Enlightenment MP 0 None Buff Apply Mental Focus on user and Intelligence +70% (3 turns) Replaces the basic attack when Special Orb is stacked Consumes Special Orb after use 0 N/A 0
Kamlanage	Thunder  Pneumafypnízo MP 47 Thunder Magic Thunder type magic attack on all enemies (L) and apply Mental Focus on user (3 turns) Magic damage: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) When in Thundering Stance: Once per battle: awaken Another Zone (2 turns) 47 130% × Mod 47
Yakumo	Null  Karma MP 40 None Buff Intelligence of user +50% and Speed +50% (5 turns) and apply Mental Focus on user (5 Turns): Magic damage: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) 50% damage on self and restore user's MP by the same amount of HP consumed 40 N/A 40
Lele AS	Null  Time To Try! MP 0 None Buff Apply Mental Focus on user (10 turns) and restore status on user Magic damage of user: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) when not in Another force and AF gauge at 10%+ : consume 10% of AF gauge to activate Miracle Form When Miracle Form activates: restore 100% HP and 100% MP to user. 0 N/A 0
Starky	Null  Twinkle MP 45 None Magic Magic attack on a single enemy x3 (L) Apply Mental Focus on user (5 turns): Magic damage +0.23% x MaxMP (Max: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) Buff applies before attack MP consumption of all party members -50% (5 turns) Reduction increases 3% per stacked Power Level (max -80%) 45 180% 45
Eva	Null  Glacial Veil MP 30 None Buff Water and Crystal Type Attack of all party members +25% (5 turns) and Restore all party members' HP 25% When in Lunatic: Double Type Attack buff and Heal amount Apply Mental Focus on user (5 turns): Magic damage +0.23% × Max MP (Max: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) 30 N/A 30
Levia AS	Null  Sea Dragon's Grace MP 56 None Healing/Buff Restore all party members' HP (L) and Type Resistance of all party members +30% (3 turns) and Water Type Attack of all party members +30% (3 turns) and grant Status Immunity to all party members (1 time) When poisoned: apply Mental Focus on user (3 turns): Magic damage: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) 56 150% 56
Dunarith AS	Null  Valor Chant MP 0 None Valor ChantMagic critical rate of user +50% (3 moves) and apply Mental Focus on user (3 turns): Magic damage +0.2% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1250‬MP+, Multiplier: x3.5, stacks with Mental Focus from skills) 0 N/A 0
Gariyu	3 Normal  Fire  Explosion MP 44 Fire Magic Fire type magic attack on a single enemy x2 (XL) 44 190% × Mod 44 3 Equip maxed Manifest  Fire  Explosion MP 37 Fire Magic Fire type magic attack on a single enemy x2 (XL) Intelligence of all party members +20% (3 turns: max stack x3 +40%) Staff equipped characters' damage +50% (3 turns) 37 240% × Mod 37 3 True manifest unlock  Fire  Explosion MP 37 Fire Magic Fire type magic attack on a single enemy x2 (XL) Intelligence of all party members +25%, +50% on self (3 turns: max stack x3 +50%, +100% on self) Staff equipped characters' damage +50%, +100% on self (3 turns) At max HP, apply Mental Focus on user: Magic damage: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, multiplier: x3.5) 37 240% × Mod 37
Sevyn	Wind  Dust Devil MP 32 Wind Magic Wind type magic attack on a single enemy (L) and apply Mental Focus on user (3 turns): Magic damage: +0.23% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1087MP+, Multiplier: x3.5) 32 170% × Mod 32
Helena	2 Normal Vesper Mode MP 0 None Status Battle Start ActivationActivate Vesper Mode on user (3 turns) : Intelligence of user +50 Mode lasts for 5 turns when 2+ Synth Human allies are on the frontline 0 N/A 0 2 Enhanced Vesper Mode MP 0 None Status Battle Start ActivationActivate Vesper Mode on user (5 turns) and Apply Mental Focus on user (5 turns) : Intelligence of user +50 Mode lasts for 7 turns when 2+ Synth Human allies are on the frontline 0 N/A 0

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Character(s)

Skill & Effects

Dunarith AS

Valor Chant Name Description You will pay for your sins! Magic critical rate of user +50% (3 moves) and apply Mental Focus on user (3 turns): Magic damage +0.2% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1250‬MP+, Multiplier: x3.5, stacks with Mental Focus from skills) Seele Gnade Proof INT +5 (15) SPD +5 (15) Magic critical rate of user +50% (4 moves) and apply Mental Focus on user (4 turns): Magic damage +0.2% x MaxMP (CAP: +250% at 1250‬MP+, Multiplier: x3.5, stacks with Mental Focus from skills)

See also

• Status Effects
• Damage Formula