What do mage focus items actually do other then size?

[VincentVolaju]

I don't notice a level or damage difference, do they do anything other then make the pet bigger?

[Man0warr]

More hp.

[gummab]

http://www.project1999.com/forums/showthread.php?t=102961&highlight=mage+focus+items

this i guess

[gummab]

The mage focus items increase your pet level by 1 and damage by 2 per hit. The elemental mastery staffs increase the 49 pet by 2 levels / 4 damage. I don't know about their "stat increases" but they are just beefier in general. I don't think the link is right about earth pet HP remaining the same.

(For example, if your pet hitting range is normally from 16 - 22 , the range with focus would be from 18 - 24.)

I know this not to be true, i have been playing around with a low lvl mage on and off in past month.
The lvl 24 air pet hits for between 18-26, i cast a few with broom in hand and it made a green pet(i was lvl 28 at the time i think.) And it hit for 18,i actually thought it was a broken broom:D
Until i read that thread,which states the broom gives extra hp to bring it to par with earth pet and stats but not sure on stats tbh.

Maybe a high lvl pro mage can pipe in and give answers,I'm only a nooby mage.

[Mirana]

The link you posted is correct. Basically, without a focus, the amount of str & hp a pet has increases as you go from fire to air to water to earth

The focus items make a fire pet have the stats/hp of an air pet, and so forth up the chain, though im not 100% sure how the earth pet is affected, probably just stats as the link indicates.

[Honest]

It increases HP and size of pet. I believe it increasing lvls of pets to be false. I have never noticed pets hitting harder with focus items either, just higher HP.

[Man0warr]

When they revamped focus items somewhere down the line (LDoN maybe? First easily available pet focus that all classes could use) it made it so it summoned a higher than max level pet, which in turn increased all it's stats and max damage.

[Velerin]

yeah, it doesn't change the level range just beefs up stats and hps. They are actually most important items a mage can get from 1-50+, right next to jboots so you can run away when you get adds since you have no CC.
Better pet = better mage

[koros]

Real answer:

Mage quested focus give the pets new/better templates for stats, no change to level or max hit.

Mastery Staves/Encyclopedia give new/better templates for stats, with pet having a level range one higher than previously available to boot. i.e. 37-40 becomes 38-41. This results in a damage increase due to level (of 2 damage/hit).

[GnashingOfTeeth]

Real answer:

Mage quested focus give the pets new/better templates for stats, no change to level or max hit.

Mastery Staves/Encyclopedia give new/better templates for stats, with pet having a level range one higher than previously available to boot. i.e. 37-40 becomes 38-41. This results in a damage increase due to level (of 2 damage/hit).

This.

[mr_jon3s]

Mage pet focus increases size, hp, and lvl by 1.