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==Farming for {{PAGENAME}}==
Most players farm this instance for the [[Gibbering Gemstone]], dropped by [[Chiltara]] on level 2 of the [[Caverns of Frost]], but is extremely rarely. It is necessary ingredient in crafting the [[Staff of Herding]] so you can enter [[Whimsyshire]], but this is also the hardest to acquire material/item in the game.
The easiest, fastest, and most efficient approach to farming CoF is to gather a group of 3-4 people and run the instance repeatedly on Torment level 1-2 until the item is dropped. If you load into Act III and see the [[Icefall Caves]] in the Fields of Slaughter, the best option is to quit out and reload the game until the CoF spawns in the area.(I usually get 2-3 spawns of CoF in a row, before getting just about the same # of spawns before it switches back again... avg. 3 runs in CoF, then 3x quitting & reloading game. I have yet to get a GG, despite hours of farming just that 1 spot and Chiltara spawns almost 100% of the time). This allows the party the most opportunities to run the instance, and gives a somewhat higher drop rate due to party bonuses… ie. Magic item find bonuses, etc.
However, even though Blizzard has changed Chiltara's spawn rate from between 0-5% spawn chance to almost 100% at Torment levels 1 & 2, since about Patch 2.0.5 in 2014, per user request/complaints about the impossibility of finding this boss, Blizzard has reduced the drop rate from almost 100% to very low, probably almost equivalent percentage in order to keep this item the most difficult to find just as originally intended.
Grimiku, Community Manager:
<blockquote>Hey, everyone!
I have some good news about Chiltara for those of you who've had a tough time finding her as of late. In a future patch, we’re going to increase the chance that she’ll spawn in the Caverns of Frost. Our intention with this change is to make it a bit easier for players to construct a Staff of Herding, but still keep the Gibbering Gemstone as the most difficult component to find: http://us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/11883998315#2
Note that this change will only increase her spawn chance. The drop rates for the Gibbering Gemstone itself (as well as the Urn of Quickening, and Frozen Blood) will remain the same<ref>[us.battle.net/d3/en/forum/topic/12673457344?page=2#21 Blizzard, for the past two weeks… Forum] - Blizzard Forums via Grimiku 15/04/15</ref>.</blockquote>
Whenever [[Chiltara]] does drops the [[Gibbering Gemstone]], every party member will receive one. This item is ''<u>Account Bound</u>'' on drop so there is no way to sell or trade away the GG or SoH once acquired.
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