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Whimsyshire is the Diablo III Secret Level, a humorous area that's a direct homage to the Diablo II [[Secret Cow Level]]. It requires the Staff of Herding to enter, a special object that can only be assembled from multiple [[legendary materials]] and a special crafting recipe.

The information [[Patch 2.1]] for the PC/Mac and [[UEE]] added rare rainbow goblins who appear randomly throughout the game and images on this page are spoilerswhen dying will sometimes open a portal to "Whimsydale. If you want " This area is identical to see Whimsyshire, with a different name for technical reasons. This makes the secret level with your own eyesrainbow special land more accessible for players who don't care enough to farm up the required legendary materials, bewaresuch as [[Seasonal]] characters.

[[File:Easter-whimsyshire-enterThe information and images on this page can be considered spoilers, so continue at your own risk.jpg|thumb|500px|The entrance Scroll down to Whimsyshirereach the content...]]

The secret level is a fully-playable area of the game. There are monsters (cute ones), gold and item drops, health orbs (which look like giant pink cupcakes), random Elites and elite bossespurple Unique monsters, and even an amazing, baby's-blanket looking minimap.

Though the area is accessed through Act One, prior to the [[difficulty is balanced to be ]] scaling introduced in [[D3v2]], the difficulty of Whimsyshire was equivalent to late Act Four. Thus a low level character will be slaughtered instantly, even in the normal difficulty version of Whimsyshireand players were initially able to use it for [[end game]] farming.

The This secret level is not going to be was a major portion of popular [[farming]] target early in [[Diablo 3 vanilla]], leading the gameplay; developers to nerf it's in terms of rewards. They wanted Whimsyshire to be a fun treat and an amusementplace to visit once in a while, but the developers didnnot a major farming goal, as Diablo 2't want to recreate the Diablo II s Secret Cow Level, which was literally the most profitable area to play in during some early game patches.

To gain access to Whimsyshire in the PC/Mac version requires five special ingredients, and a [[Plan]] to teach the [[Blacksmith]] how to craft them into the [[Staff of Herding]]. This object Once players have created a Staff of Herding they must be taken carry it in their inventory to the [[Cow King's Ghost]], who rises up from a spectral bovine located cow skeleton found on the [[Old Tristram Road]], near that the pit glowing with the a mysterious red light. After the Cow King's Ghost conversation, the glow from withinthe pit changes to a rainbow color and it becomes a clickable dungeon entrance. As was the case with the Diablo II Secret Cow Level, characters must have defeated that difficulty level to enter the secret level. In D3v there were four types of Staff of Herding, corresponding to Normal, Nightmare, Hell, and Inferno difficulty levels. That system was simplified in D3v2 and currently there is only one Staff of Herding, with the monsters in Whimsyshire scaling to the player's level, as do all other monsters in the game.  ===Rainbow Portals=== [[Patch 2.1]] added special ultra-rare Rainbow Goblins, who will sometimes leave a rainbow portal open when they die. Players can use this to enter Whimsydale, even if they have never crafted a Staff of Herding.  ==Diablo 3 Console Differences== Whimsyshire works just the same for the [[Diablo 3 console]], but the materials required to gain entrance are different. [[Leoric's Shinbone]] and the [[Liquid Rainbow]] are not found in the console version and are not required to create the Staff of Herding.

After the Cow King's Ghost conversation, the glow changes to a rainbow color and it becomes a clickable dungeon entrance. As was the case with the Diablo II Secret Cow Level, characters must have defeated that difficulty level to enter the secret level, which is balanced to be about as difficult as Act 4Blizzard has not given an explanation for this simplification.

The [[Staff of Herding]] must be upgraded ==Items found in order to access higher difficulty levels for Whimsyshire. ==

Once Monsters in the original staff of herding is complete, secret level drop just like any other monsters in the player needs only game. Prior to buy upgrading patterns from the difficulty-scaling added in [[Gorell the QuartermasterD3v2]] the monsters in [[Whimsydale were equivalent to Act IV]]. The plans always cost one gold eachFour, but are increasingly expensive to upgrademaking them considerably higher level than any enemies in Act One.

There are a number of special features and visuals in Whimsyshire, most of them clickbles:* Presents - Often empty, seem to have less of a drop rate for items than [[File:Hellish_SoHchest]]s.* Pot o' Gold - A golden pot that, when clicked, drops gold and possibly other items.* Smiling Couds - When clicked on, your character does an animation that appears to be a fist bump to the air above your head, and the clouds drop items and bounce with bigger smiles on their faces. They also giggle.jpg|thumb|400px|Buying Staff * Pinata - the Whimsyshire version of Herding patterns.a [[Resplendent Chest]], this Diablo pinata is found hanging from a tree in one random corner of the map.

* The [[Eternal Power Capsule]] was required to craft the [[Arcane Barb]] crossbow and could only be dropped by [[Evil Oliver]], a Cuddle Bear.* The [[Mystical Source]] was required to craft items from the [[Sage's Journey]] Item Set, and could only be dropped by [[Creampuff]], [[Midnight Sparkle]], [[Nightmarity]] or the four Members of Team Unicorn: Miss Hell, R'Lyeh, Killaire and Maulin Sorely. ==Diablo 3 Console Differences=Monsters===

There are several special monster types found in Whimsyshire works just that never appear elsewhere in the same for the [[Diablo 3 console]]game (except randomly and rarely in Rifts). They are appropriately cute and cuddly in appearance, but the materials required to gain entrance are differentfight like any other deadly enemy and can be quite dangerous. [[Leoric's Shinbone]] They also have especially gory and the [[Liquid Rainbow]] are not found in the console version and are not required bloody death animations, to create the Staff of Herdingcontrast humorously with their cute appearance.

Blizzard has * Twinkleroot - Killer flowers on a rampage. Do not given an explanation for this simplificationunderestimate them. They cannot be knocked back and have no special animation on death.* Cuddle Bear - Pink teddy bears, also out to kill you. They die in a much messier way than a Twinkleroot.* Chubby Pink/Purple Unicorns - Unicorns, typically pink but also occurring in purple, that charge and attempt to trample you. They are the largest beings in Whimsyshire, and are also the messiest when they die.

Two videos showing off <center>{|| <youtube>75Pk6i0PYOw</youtube><br>Video with cow king and Whimsyshire play footage| <youtube>cP8z2ZbOh4E</youtube><br>This video shows the level in actionCow King's ghostly conversation.|}</center>  ==Whimsyshire's Music==

<The music played in the level is a famous piece of classical music for the piano, Ravel's ''Gaspard de la Nuit - Le Gibet''. (Video of [http://www.youtube>75Pk6i0PYOw<.com/embed/youtube>3PQ-H1PjrWQ that composition here].) This was first revealed in the following video; the backwards playing begins around the 0:38 mark.

File:Cowmodel.jpg|An unused cow Infernal Bovine model with ; sometimes seen from a large axeCursed Chest in Whimsyshire.File:Whimsyshire-rift-twinkleroot1.jpg|Whimsyshire monsters in a Nephalem Rift.File:Whimsyshire-greater-rift1.jpg|Whimsyshire color-shifted in a Greater Rift.File:Goblin-portal-double.jpg|Golden and Rainbow portals.