how to acess the new secret level in Diablo 3. I'm sorry if it has been posted and i just missed it.
First craft the Staff of Herding
Ok how do i do that???
You will first need some items.
1. Black Mushroom - located in a patch of mushrooms in level 1 of the Cathedral (Act 1)
2. Shinbone - found occasionally in the fireplace (walk right when you enter) of Leoric's Manor (Act 1)
- Thanks Narudan2.The Shinbone is in the room on the right in front of the staircase
3. Wirt's Bell - can be purchased from a vendor in Act 2 for 100,000 gold
- Thank you 403forbiddenBell: sold by a little girl in bazaar for 100k. You also get an achievement for buying it - act 2.
4. Liquid Rainbow - can be found in a Mysterious Cave (random dungeon) in Dahlgur Oasis during Act 2 after you saved an NPC
- Thank you 403forbiddenRainbow: As you enter the "road to oasis" waypoint, go directly southeast. There will be a small "water and hut" place there, with a CHANCE (rng) to spawn an npc. That npc will have an event that will open that door for you - "Mysterious cave". Inside this cave there is a CHANCE (rng) for a "mysterious chest" to spawn that will have the liquid rainbow.
- Thanks Narudan4. The waypoint for liquid rainbow is called "Path to oasis" not road.
5. Gibbering Gemstone - random drop from Chiltara in the Caverns of Frost (NOT ice caverns) on the quest where you destroy the ballistae (Act 3)
- Thank you 403forbidden
Gem: One of most annoying things. In the Act 3, waypoint to bridge. This area has a HUGE amount of mobs, and its also same place you do quest to destroy catapults. There are a total of 5 spawn points for caves here - south west, north west, far north west, middle (right next to waypoint), south east, and north east. There is a CHANCE that a cave will spawn - if it does spawn, it can be "icefall" or "frost". Icefall is useless, frost is what you need. Inside, on floor 2, you will have a large chest and a yellow mob (always). The mob you need, chillterra, will NOT be that yellow mob. She will nearly always spawn near the exit portal, and will NOT replace the yellow "guardian of chest" mob. There is however a very low chance of her spawning.
6. Plans for the Staff of Herding - random drop from Izual (Act 4)
- Thank you 403 forbiddenPlans: dropped by Izual in act 4. The boss is easy, but the road to him is long and annoying (start from BEFORE the "prime evil" quest).
- Thanks Narudansee gibbering gemstone map: http://www.diablowiki.net/Gibbering_Gemstone
once you get the items and the plans, pay your blacksmith 50k gold and craft it! (Normal mode, - 200k for nightmare, 500k for hell, 1 million for INFERNO) Then find a dead cow in the western parts of old tristram road and you get magical pink rainbow farting unicorns and teddybears,
Update on costs and confirmation that staff is a permanent item that you upgrade for each difficulty from SargaS248:
SargerasS248 has clarified also that the staff must be stair stepped up for each difficulty So if you're in nightmare you must already have the normal mode staff to upgrade it. no skipping a tiers.
The drops were considerably higher than most dungeons and are at the max tier.
If you want to upgrade the staff you have to go to Act IV (nightmare, hell, inferno) and go to the Quartermaster (Near Heart on mini map) @ Bastion's Keep.
You buy the plans for 1g for that specific difficulty and re-craft the staff for 200,000 (Nightmare), 500,000 (Hell), one million (inferno).
The item is also permanent and therefore can be reused for farming ponies.
if you don't belive me i'll post a url for the video (just google it and i'm sure you'll find it on youtube.
not 100% sure if i should of posted this here or in general (chose here because it will show you how to get into the area.)
Much thanks to the following for clarifications in attaining access and the staff:
MouseSocks
403Forbidden
SargaS248
Narudan