Diablo III’s secret level is over the rainbow

There is no cow level. There is only Whimsyshire.

Tarryn van der BylMay 17, 2012

If you go down in the woods today,
You’re sure of a big surprise.
If you go down in the woods today,
You’d better go in disguise.

For every bear that ever there was
Will gather there for certain because
Today’s the day the teddy bears KILL ALL THE THINGS WITH CUDDLES RAAAAAARRRGHHHHHH

If you thought Diablo III had a secret cow level, you’re only half wrong. The game hides a secret level, but it’s much, much more evil than the Cow King’s unholy pasture.

Welcome to Whimsyshire, where dreams go to die in a psychedelic miasma of My Little Pony extras. Oh gods of Sanctuary, save us from the marshmallow-faced clouds and the pink unicorns.

According to Diablo III forum poster Zerofire, to get there you’ll need the following things (spoilerish warning, if you care about the story):

Black Mushroom spawns in cathedral level 1 ACT 1
Shinbone is located randomly in the fireplace in leorics manor ACT 1.
Liquid Rainbow is located from the Mysterious Cave in the Mysterious chest in the Oasis in ACT 2. You will know its the right place when you save the old man and he opens it up. the spawn point is always the same for the event.
Wirts Bell is sold from one of the merchants in the city on ACT 2
Gibbering Gemstone drops from Chiltara in the caverns of frost ACT 3 (the area where you destroy the ballistae) if you get Ice caverns exit out and start a new game. The mob itself is random.
The plan drops randomly from Izual on ACT 4.

I know what I’m doing tonight.

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