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The Mysterious Cave is a dungeon that has a chance to spawn ^[1] within the Dahlgur Oasis in Act II.

Although the cave doesn't feature in any quests or events it's important in your quest to reach Whimsyshire as it's where the Liquid Rainbow is found needed to craft the Staff of Herding. The Liquid Rainbow will be found in a Mysterious Chest that randomly spawns in the cave.

Besides that it has a good few regular chests and also the possibility of a Resplendent Chest.

↑ Spawning rate in version 1.0.8 (Hardcore Hell with no monster power): 17% (4 occurrences on 24 attempts)

The Mysterious Cave map

Access to Levels[edit | edit source]

Dahlgur Oasis

Farming for Mysterious Cave[edit | edit source]

[e]

From the Quest Selection screen take Act II quest No. 6. Betrayer of the Horadrim.
Take the Waypoint in the Hidden Camp to the Path to the Oasis. You'll get a Checkpoint as soon as you materialise.
Go down the Path to the Oasis and into the Dahlgur Oasis
Go right hugging the edge of the map and take the first right. This is a small cul-de-sac with a waterfall and could be where Zaven appears. If not go straight back out and head north.
Hug the right edge of the map and eventually you will come to another identical cul-de-sac. This is the second location Zaven could be. He could be in neither.
If he is not, leave the game and Resume Game to appear back at the Path to the Oasis.

Special Notes:

You might consider only looking for the first spot he can appear in as that is so close to the Waypoint in the Path to the Oasis so it is very quick to see he isn't there and restart. You can see by the Dahlgur Oasis map that the spot further north is quite a trek and you'll be pestered by beasties on the way up too.
When you've found and saved Zaven the Mysterious Cave will open behind him and this is where you may find the Liquid Rainbow, one of the ingredients needed for the Staff of Herding. It will appear in a Mysterious Chest which has a possibility of spawning (doesn't always).

Common Monsters found in Mysterious Cave[edit | edit source]

Notable NPCs[edit | edit source]

Zaven the Alchemist - Required for Market Research achievement.

Waypoint[edit | edit source]

Waypoints are special plates on the ground that form a network of jump points allowing players to instantly teleport between them. The nearest waypoint for Mysterious Cave appears at a random location in the Dahlgur Oasis. There is also one in the Path to the Oasis which is a very short path always at the very bottom of the area.

Associated Achievements[edit | edit source]

Mysterious Cave is in some way involved in the following achievement(s).

Name	Points	Description	Banner

<achievement type="single">Nooks and Crannies</achievement>

Gallery[edit | edit source]

A video showing the route to the cave, and finding Liquid Rainbow:

A route to the Mysterious Cave.
Alternate location.
Zaven scared by phantom behind him.
Saved
Opening the Mysterious Cave
A Monk tasting the Rainbow.

	Sanctuary[e] Act 1 Act 2 Act 3 Act 4 Act 5

Act 1

[e]

Char. Level: 1 - 20

Giant maps
• Act 1
• Act 1 Highlands
• World Map
Individual maps = (m)

Khanduras
• Cathedral Garden (m)
• Cemetery of the Forsaken (m)
• Festering Woods (m)
• Fields of Misery (m)
• Highlands Crossing (m)
• Highlands Passage (m)
• Leoric's Hunting Grounds (m)

• The Old Ruins (m)
• Old Tristram Road (m)
• Overlook Road (m)
• Northern Highlands (m)
• Southern Highlands (m)
• The Weeping Hollow (m)
• Wortham (m)
• Whimsyshire

(X) = Typical character level for that area - (m) = Map of area

Act 1 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Bonus Areas
• Whimsyshire
• Greed’s Domain

Cemetery of the Forsaken
• Defiled Crypt (m)
• Chancellor's Tomb (m)

Fields of Misery
• Decaying Crypt (m)
• Khazra Den (m)
• Lost Mine (m)
• Scavenger's Den (m)
• The Secluded Grove

Festering Woods
• Crypt of the Ancients (m)
• Drowned Temple (m)
• Warrior's Rest (m)

Leoric's Hunting Grounds
• Cells of the Condemned (m)
• Chamber of Suffering (m)
• The Cursed Hold (m)
• Halls of Agony (m)
• Highlands Cave (m)

The Old Ruins
• Dark Cellar (m)

Old Tristram Road
• Adria's Hut (m)
• Cathedral (m)
• Crypt of the Skeleton King (m)
• The Cave Under the Well (m)
• Damp Cellar (m)
• Dank Cellar (m)
• Desolate Chamber (m)
• Leoric's Passage (m)

[e]

• The Royal Crypts (m)
• Mass Grave (m)
• Musty Cellar (m)

Wortham
• Caverns of Araneae (m)

Southern Highlands
• Cave of the Moon Clan (m)
• The Lyceum (m)
• Watch Tower (m)

Tristram
• Cellar of the Damned

The Weeping Hollow
• Den of the Fallen (m)

Khanduras
• Tristram (m)
• Wortham (m)

[e]

Fields of Misery
• Forlorn Farm
• Forsaken Grounds
• House of Curios
• The Old Mill
• Sheltered Cottage

Leoric's Hunting Grounds
• Leoric's Manor & Courtyard (m)

Tristram
• Cain's House
• Heretic’s Abode
• Leah's Room
• The Slaughtered Calf Inn

Southern Highlands
• Abandoned Servant House
• Ancient Pyre
• Karyna's Lost Wagon
Wortham
• Wortham Chapel

[e]

Blank for now. Maps are the small (m)s

[e]

Act 2	[e]
Char. Level: 12 - ? • World Map	Kehjistan • Black Canyon Mines (m) • Canyon Rim Mines (m) • Dahlgur Oasis (m) • Howling Plateau (m) • Road to Alcarnus (m) • Stinging Winds (m) • Sundered Canyon (m)
(X) = Typical character level for that area

Act 2 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Alcarnus
• Alcarnus Cellar (m)
• Lair of the Witch (m)
• Sandy Cellar (m)
• Town Cellar (m)(
Black Canyon Mines
• Blood Cellar (m)
• Deserted Cellar (m)
• Tunnels of the Rockworm (m)
Caldeum
• Flooded Causeway (m)
• Ruined Cistern (m)
• Sewers of Caldeum (m)
• The Wretched Pit (m)

Dahlgur Oasis
• Ancient Cave (m)
• Ancient Waterway (m)
• Eastern Channel (m)
• Flooded Cave (m)
• The Forgotten Ruins (m)
• Hidden Aqueducts (m)
• Mysterious Cave (m)
• Ransacked Cellar (m)
• Rotting Cellar (m)
• Old Fisherman's Cellar (m)
• Storage Cellar (m)
• Storm Cellar (m)
• Swampy Cellar (m)
• Tomb of Khan Dakab (m)
• Tomb of Sardar (m)
• Western Channel (m)

Desolate Sands
• Ancient Path
• Cave of Burrowing Horror (m)
Howling Plateau
• Abandoned Mineworks (m)
• Fuad's Cellar
• Hidden Conclave (m)
• Secret Altar (m)
• Sirocco Caverns (m)
Khasim Outpost
• Command Post

Stinging Winds

• Abandoned Cellar
• Chamber of the Lost Idol (m)
• The Crumbling Vault (m)
• Hadi's Claim Mine (m)
• The Lost Caravan
• The Ruins (m)

[e]

Kehjistan
• Alcarnus (m)
• Caldeum Bazaar (m)
• Caldeum (m)
• Hidden Camp (m)
• Khasim Outpost (m)

[e]

Caldeum
• Imperial Palace (m)
• Searing Sands Inn (m)

[e]

Blank for now. Maps are the small (m)s

[e]

Act 3

[e]

Char. Level: ? - ?

Dreadlands
• Arreat Crater
•
•

(X) = Typical character level for that area

Act 3 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Bastion's Keep
• The Keep Depths (m)

[e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

[e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

[e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

[e]

Act 4	[e]
Char. Level: ? - ?	' •
(X) = Typical character level for that area

Act 4 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

[e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

[e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

[e]

Bash
• Clobber (6)
• Onslaught (13)
• Punish (26)
• Instigation (44)
• Pulverize (52)

Cleave
• Rupture (9)
• Reaping Swing (18)
• Scattering Blast (30)
• Broad Sweep (47)
• Gathering Storm (55)

Frenzy
• Sidearm (17)
• Triumph (22)
• Vanguard (34)
• Smite (51)
• Maniac (59)

[e]

Act 5	[e]
Char. Level: 60 - ? • World Map	Khanduras • Briarthorn Cemetery (m) • Westmarch (m) • Westmarch Commons (m) • Westmarch Heights (m)
(X) = Typical character level for that area

Act 5 categories: Dungeons Settlements Structures Maps

Westmarch
• ?? (m)
| Dahlgur Oasis
• ??? (m)

[e]

Khanduras
• Survivors' Enclave (m)

[e]

Westmarch
• ??? (m)

[e]

Blank for now. Maps are the small (m)s

[e]

Zaven sells dyes appropriate to the difficulty level at half price to thank the player for saving his life.

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-The '''Mysterious Cave''' is a dungeon that has a chance to spawn within the [[Dahlgur Oasis]] in [[Act II]]. The first level of the cave contains a '''Mysterious Chest''' which will drop the [[Liquid Rainbow]] used to craft the [[Staff of Herding]].
+The '''Mysterious Cave''' is a dungeon that has a chance to spawn <ref>Spawning rate in version 1.0.8 (Hardcore Hell with no monster power): 17% (4 occurrences on 24 attempts)</ref> within the [[Dahlgur Oasis]] in [[Act II]].
-==Finding the Cave==
+Although the cave doesn't feature in any quests or events it's important in your quest to reach [[Whimsyshire]] as it's where the [[Liquid Rainbow]] is found needed to craft the [[Staff of Herding]].  The Liquid Rainbow will be found in a Mysterious Chest that randomly spawns in the cave.
-[[File:Mysteriouscave_route.jpg|thumb|200px|right|A route to the Mysterious Cave.]]
-The cave is associated with a [[merchant]] named [[Zaven the Alchemist]]. The alchemist will be cowering in front of what looks to be a boarded up door inside the face of a cliff. He is besieged by monsters, and if the player kills them, he will get a blue exclamation point over his head, indicating that he has something to say. After speaking with him, he will open up his wares for sale, and also open the door the Mysterious Cave. Zaven sells [[dye]]s appropriate to the difficulty level at half price to thank the player for saving his life.
-The door, and the merchant, will only spawn on one specific [[map]] tile, and it is always at the southern tip of the zone. A ''general'' route, barring any unexpected randomosity, is pictured to the right. If Zaven and the cave do not spawn on this tile, nothing will replace it: the door will simply be barred, and there will be no monsters in the area. For farming purposes, the best way to see if the cave will spawn is for the player to head down the peninsula-shaped map tile and see if there are monsters present.
-There is an alternate farming route, shown in the image below, but the secondary map tile isn't guaranteed to spawn, and there's no telling which map tile, if any, will spawn the Mysterious Cave.
+Besides that it has a good few regular chests and also the possibility of a [[Resplendent Chest]].
-[[File:DahlgurOasis-MysteriousCave.jpg|center|thumb|400px|Alternate location.]]
-===The Mysterious Chest===
+<span style="font-size:80%"><references/></span>
-The chest will be within the first level of the cave. The cave is similar to the [[Cave Under the Well]], however it is much larger and more labyrinthine in layout. It may take some time to stumble upon the chest, but it will have the telltale yellow glow as a [[Resplendent Chest]] would, although it is named "Mysterious Chest" and drops nothing other than the Liquid Rainbow.
-[[File:Mysteriouschest.jpg|center|thumb|350px|A [[Monk]] tasting the Rainbow.]]
-==Media==
+[[File:Mysterious-cave-map.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The [[Mysterious Cave map]]]]
+<!--
+==Areas and Dungeons within {{PAGENAME}}==
+* [[???]]
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+==Access to Levels==
+* [[Dahlgur Oasis]]
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+==Farming for {{PAGENAME}}==
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+==Common Monsters found in {{PAGENAME}}==
+* [[Bone Warrior]]
+* [[Deathly Haunt]]
+* [[Shock Guardian]]
+* [[Skeletal Ranger]]
+<!--
+==Special Monsters found in {{PAGENAME}}==
+{{Template:Special Monsters}}
+-->
+==Notable NPCs==
+* [[Zaven the Alchemist]] - Required for [[Market Research]] achievement.
+<!--
+==Checkpoints==
+{{Template:Checkpoint}}
+-->
+==Waypoint==
+{{Template:Waypoint}} at a random location in the [[Dahlgur Oasis]]. There is also one in the [[Path to the Oasis]] which is a very short path always at the very bottom of the area.
+<!--
+==Lore Entries Found in {{PAGENAME}}==
+* [[??]]
+==Quotes==
+Quotes said by classes or followers in this zone.
+*[[Barbarian]]: ''"??"''
+*[[Demon Hunter]]: ''"??"''
+*[[Monk]]: ''"??"''
+*[[Witch Doctor]]: ''"??"''
+*[[Wizard]]: ''"??"''
+*[[Enchantress]]: ''"??"''
+*[[Scoundrel]]: ''"??"''
+*[[Templar]]: ''"??"''
+==Trivia==
+-->
+==Associated Achievements==
+{{Template:Associated Achievement}}
+{{achievement header}}<achievement type="single">Nooks and Crannies</achievement>
+<!--
+==History==
+Write about events that have taken place in this area in previous games, the impact it has on Diablo III.  If any of the classes hail from this region make mention of that as well as any significant NPCs that may be connected to this zone.
+-->
+==Gallery==
 A video showing the route to the cave, and finding Liquid Rainbow:
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+<gallery>
+File:Mysteriouscave_route.jpg|A route to the Mysterious Cave.
+File:DahlgurOasis-MysteriousCave.jpg|Alternate location.
+File:Zaven1.jpg|[[Zaven the Alchemist|Zaven]] scared by phantom behind him.
+File:Zaven2.jpg|Saved
+File:Zaven3.jpg|Opening the [[Mysterious Cave]]
+File:Mysteriouschest.jpg|A [[Monk]] tasting the Rainbow.
+</gallery>
+{{Location navbox|Act 2|Dungeons}}
+[[Category:Sanctuary]]
+[[Category:Kehjistan]]
+[[Category:Act II]]
+[[Category:Dungeons]]
 [[Category:Easter Eggs]]
 [[Category:Whimsyshire]]
+__NOTOC__
+Zaven sells [[dye]]s appropriate to the difficulty level at half price to thank the player for saving his life.