Can you have two Spellcasting focus?

You can hold two arcane focus and cast a spell but you only get the benefits of one focus because one of them is "used" to cast the spell.
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What is the Spellcasting focus rule?

A spellcasting focus is an object of significance to a spellcasting praxis that is used instead of zero-cost material components. Some examples include holy (or unholy) symbols or objects (Cleric/Paladin), sacred (or profane) plants or herbs (Druid/Ranger), or implements of arcane power (Wizard/Sorcerer/Warlock).
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Can anything be a Spellcasting focus?

The Basic Rules describe an arcane focus as such: "An arcane focus is a special item--an orb, a crystal, a rod, a specially constructed staff, a wand-like length of wood, or some similar item--designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as a spellcasting focus. "
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Are Spellcasting focuses class specific?

Simply put, each class has a certain type of focus that can be used as a spellcasting focus (that is, used to replace material components) for spells of that class. The class can use that type of focus and only that type of focus to replace the material components, UNLESS a rule specifically says otherwise.
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Can a Spellcasting focus be a ring?

Spellcasting focus were items used to help a spellcaster focus and cast spells, they often took the form of staves and wands though rings, gems and bracers exist.
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Can a necklace be a Spellcasting focus?

"A spellcaster must have a hand free to access a spell's material components -- or to hold a spellcasting focus -- but it can be the same hand that he or she uses to perform somatic components." Then the Holy Symbol can be a spellcasting focus simply by wearing it around the neck (or a tattoo, or whatever).
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Can a sword be a Spellcasting focus?

If the DM lets the Wizard's sword be his spell focus, then the wizard can cast spells “through” the sword. The 5E Wizard can cast all of their spells using little pouches of spell components.
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Can you use a holy symbol as a Spellcasting focus?

A cleric or paladin can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus, as described in the Spellcasting section. To use the symbol in this way, the caster must hold it in hand, wear it visibly, or bear it on a shield.
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Is a druidic focus a Spellcasting focus?

A druidic focus might be a sprig of mistletoe or holly, a wand or scepter made of yew or another special wood, a staff drawn whole out of a living tree, or a totem object incorporating feathers, fur, bones, and teeth from sacred animals. A druid can use such an object as a spellcasting focus.
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Can you use an arcane focus as a Spellcasting focus?

An arcane focus is a special item designed to channel the power of arcane spells. A sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as a spellcasting focus, as described in the Spellcasting section.
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Can a Spellcasting focus be a tattoo?

The tattoo focus can serve as your spellcasting focus. You can add 2 to the DC for all saving throws against the spells you cast from your specialized school of magic.
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Can a magic item be a Spellcasting focus?

Can magic items be spellcasting focuses in D&D 5E? Yes they can. The rod of the pact keeper and the wand of the war mage add their enhancement bonuses to spells, as those pluses can't be used for anything else.
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Can Eldritch Knights use Spellcasting focus?

As an Eldritch Knight, you cannot use an arcane focus. The description for the arcane focus includes this clause: A sorcerer, warlock, or wizard can use such an item as a spellcasting focus, as described in chapter 10.
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Can anything be a Spellcasting focus 5e?

Each class that can use a spellcasting focus has its own unique items they can use for it. Bards can use any musical instrument to cast their Bard spells. Clerics and Paladins can use a holy symbol that represents their deity or purpose, as a focus.
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What can a druidic focus be?

151: Druidic Focus. A druidic focus might be a sprig of mistletoe or holly, a wand or scepter made of yew or another special wood, a staff drawn whole out of a living tree, or a totem object incorporating feathers, fur, bones, and teeth from sacred animals.
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What does a Spellcasting focus replace?

Generally you are able to replace holding a spell's material components by holding a spellcasting focus. But specifically material components with a cost cannot be replaced by a spellcasting focus, so you cannot cast those spell by holding the spellcasting focus in their place.
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Can a staff be a druidic focus?

A druid can use a Wooden Staff as a spellcasting focus, as described in the Spellcasting section.
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Does a Spellcasting focus need to be in hand?

If you required your spell casters to use a focus then they will have to have a hand free for their wand, crystal or rod.
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Can clerics use shields as Spellcasting focus?

Your spellcasting focus can be literally anything. So it can be your shield or a thing that is affixed to your shield.
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Can bards use other Spellcasting focus?

A bard can use a musical instrument as a spellcasting focus. Each type of musical instrument requires a separate proficiency. This list is not meant to be exhaustive, of course, and your bard could use any musical instrument that exists in your world.
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Is a Hexblade a spell focus?

You can use any weapon you summon with your Pact of the Blade feature as a spellcasting focus for your warlock spells. So you would need this eldritch invocation to use your hex weapon as an arcane focus.
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Can a paladin use a shield as a Spellcasting focus?

So Clerics/Paladins can wear their spellcasting focus on their shield and still use it: A cleric or paladin can use a holy symbol as a spellcasting focus. To use the symbol in this way, the caster must hold it in hand, wear it visibly, or bear it on a shield.
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Do Cantrips require a focus?

Cantrips, once learned, are always ready to cast and do not need to be prepared. Spellcasting Focus: An object, such as a wand or a holy symbol, that a spellcaster uses to channel their magical energy. Some cantrips may require a spellcasting focus.
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Can an arcane focus staff be used as a quarterstaff?

For reference: DMG page 140 (treasure section): "Unless a staff's description says otherwise, a staff can be used as a quarterstaff." Sage Advice (though not a ruling but more of a suggestion): "As DM, I allow an arcane focus staff to be used as a quarterstaff".
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Can an amulet be an arcane focus?

Arcane Amulet is a spell focus. It can be used by any caster to provide focus for spells that have a material component (spell focus replaces the need to have actual material components). It can be bought from vendors or found as random loot. Arcane Amulet can be used by Sorcerers and Wizards.
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