So, for all intents and purposes, we have a level 3 evoker with 18 intelligence. He's a learned scholar and he rolled 2d6+6 to get that stat and it landed in his favor. Good for him.
Let's assume this Evoker doesn't have spell focus or elemental focus yet. He's thinking about it but there are other ideas.
Without any inherent bonuses, minus his specialty school, he's working a very simple save DC for the level 1 spell Burning hands, which currently does 3d4 damage with a save of 10+1+4 which means 15.
Alright, so a level 1 spell with a DC 15 save. Not terrible, not impressive, and it'll eventually be much higher, but still. Alright, so let's add Spell Focus (Evocation) to that.
Now it's a 16, well, how about that? Elemental Focus gets thrown in and now it's a DC 17 level 1 spell. Great.
Alright, now here's where I get tricky and start asking questions that don't make much sense anymore. Let's raise the Wizard's level by 4, so he's 7 now, and has delicious level 3 spells.
He took the Metamagic feat that gives you half cold damage. So now the spells he uses it on will technically deal cold damage. Alright, so...
Fireball. Level 7 wizard with an intelligence of 20 (He found a Headband. Good for him.)
Level 3 spell, 10 base, Spell Focus. Elemental Focus, 5 modifier. 20. The save DC is now 20. That's actually pretty high, but a real elemental evoker doesn't settle for "pretty" now does he?
Alright so he metamagics the Fireball to make it do half cold. It's now a riveting ball of pure icy hot that's gonna be a wonder to every athletic team this side of golarion. But here's where my question comes from.
If I have Elemental Focus (Cold) and Elemental Focus (Fire) AND Spell Focus (Evocation) in contingent with a Ice/Fire fireball that splits the damage, does it benefit from everything prior and actually get a DC of 21 to be resisted? Or am I just wasting my time and I should just get heightened spell instead?
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I'm not familiar with the metamagic you're talking about - what is it, exactly?
Also, normally there would be messing around with descriptors, but since the Elemental Focus feat simply says
Choose one energy type (acid, cold, electricity, or fire). Add +1 to the Difficulty Class for all saving throws against spells that deal damage of the energy type you select.
I would say that both Elemental Focuses apply, since it's doing both types of damage.
Oh and this should probably go in Rules Questions, not Advice.