Quick answer: Focus Pill is in a chest in Weeping Creek Valley near The Axemaster’s Holding Cell bell. At Lv 1 it reduces Sha-Chi consumption by 30% for 15 seconds and gradually restores 30% HP over the same duration.
Where to find Focus Pill
This healing medicine-slot item is classified as a remedy. In Phantom Blade Zero, look for it in a chest in the Weeping Creek Valley region, near The Axemaster’s Holding Cell bell.
- Region: Weeping Creek Valley
- Bell closest to the item: The Axemaster’s Holding Cell
- How you get it: open the chest
Rest at The Axemaster’s Holding Cell bell before you head for the chest. If you die, you’ll respawn close by instead of far away. The chest’s pin is marked on the Weeping Creek Valley interactive map, and clicking it shows the details.
Focus Pill item card: Effect and description
Focus Pill does two things at once. It cuts the Sha-Chi you spend, including on Sha-Chi combos, and it heals you a little at a time. The Lv 1 effect line reads:
“Reduces Sha-Chi consumption by 30% for 15 seconds and gradually restores 30% HP over the same duration.”
The item description reads:
“Originally developed by the Mandate to calm restless Sha-Chi. Though it failed in its original purpose, it found another use: exciting one’s fighting spirit and maintaining their strength and focus.”
Focus Pill upgrades
Focus Pill upgrades from Lv 1 to Lv 7. Higher levels raise the Sha-Chi reduction to 40%, extend the duration to 20 seconds, increase healing to 50% HP, and add more uses. Each upgrade costs Remnant Dust.
| Level | Effect | Uses | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lv 2 | -40% Sha-Chi, 30% HP, 15s | 2 | 3,600 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 3 | -40% Sha-Chi, 40% HP, 15s | 2 | 5,400 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 4 | -40% Sha-Chi, 40% HP, 15s | 3 | 7,200 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 5 | -40% Sha-Chi, 40% HP, 20s | 3 | 9,000 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 6 | -40% Sha-Chi, 50% HP, 20s | 3 | 10,800 Remnant Dust |
| Lv 7 | -40% Sha-Chi, 50% HP, 20s | 4 | 12,600 Remnant Dust |
Taking Focus Pill from Lv 1 through Lv 7 requires 48,600 Remnant Dust altogether. Each level restores HP gradually across the same period that Sha-Chi consumption is reduced.
Medicine upgrades also require Healer’s Memory materials. You need Apprentice for Lv. 2, Skilled from Lv. 2-4, and Master from Lv. 4 to max level. Quick Hand Zhang sells them.
How to use it
You carry two remedies at once, one in each medicine slot. On PC the default keys are Lower Medicine on R and Upper Medicine on T. The guide on how to heal explains Medicine and its upgrades, and the remedies list has all 17 remedies with their locations.
