How do you get the Staff of Herding in Diablo 3?

Answered by Randy McIntyre

To get the Staff of Herding in Diablo 3, you will need to follow a specific set of steps. First, you will need to locate the recipe for the staff. This recipe can be obtained by killing Izual in Act 4. However, it’s important to note that the recipe is not a guaranteed drop, so you may have to defeat Izual multiple times before obtaining it.

Once you have the recipe, you will need to gather all the necessary ingredients to craft the Staff of Herding. The ingredients include:

1. Black Mushroom: This can be found in a randomly generated room in the Cathedral level 1 in Act 1. Look for a patch of mushrooms and interact with them to collect the Black Mushroom.

2. Leoric’s Shinbone: This is a rare drop from the fireplace in Leoric’s Manor in Act 1. Keep exploring the manor until you find the fireplace, then interact with it to obtain Leoric’s Shinbone.

3. Wirt’s Bell: This can be purchased from Squirt the Peddler in Act 2 for 100,000 gold. Squirt can be found in the hidden camp, accessed by finding the mysterious cave in the Dahlgur Oasis.

4. Liquid Rainbow: This is a drop from a rare mob called Zaven the Alchemist in the Mysterious Cave in the Dahlgur Oasis in Act 2. You will need to search for the cave entrance and defeat Zaven to obtain the Liquid Rainbow.

5. Gibbering Gemstone: This is a drop from Chiltara, a rare spawn in the Caverns of Frost in Act 3. The Caverns of Frost can be found in the Fields of Slaughter. Keep exploring the caverns until you encounter Chiltara and defeat her to obtain the Gibbering Gemstone.

6. Plan: Staff of Herding: This is the recipe itself, which you already obtained from Izual.

Once you have all the ingredients, head to New Tristram and find Haedrig the Blacksmith. Teach him the Plan: Staff of Herding recipe, and he will be able to craft the Staff of Herding for you. Simply select the recipe from his crafting menu and use the required ingredients to create the staff.

With the Staff of Herding in your possession, you can now access the secret level in Diablo 3 known as Whimsyshire. This whimsical and colorful secret level is filled with unique enemies and loot, providing a fun and different experience from the rest of the game.

Remember, the Staff of Herding can be used by any character on your account, so once you have it, you can access Whimsyshire with all your characters. Enjoy your adventures in this whimsical land!