Crushed Beast Bones can feel maddeningly rare in Diablo 4, yet they’re the key ingredient for upgrading your healing potion beyond its basic strength. Here’s where to find them fast, which creatures drop them most reliably, and how to make every run count.
In this Diablo 4 guide, we’ll tell you how you easily get all the Crushed Beast Bones you need and quickly level up your potion.
How to find Crushed Beast Bones in Diablo 4
Crushed Beast Bones drop from beasts like bears, wolves, and werecreatures across Sanctuary, with higher chances in Scosglen and Dry Steppes regions. Head to the Whispering Pines dungeon near Under the Fat Goose Inn waypoint for dense beast packs outside and inside, or defeat the elite boss Gaspar Stilbian in The Scar area-he reliably yields five bones per kill. Check cellar chests and clear dungeons such as Howling Warren for additional drops from rewards and elites.
If you hover over the tooltip in the menu, you’ll see that Crushed Beast Bones typically come from “killing beasts and animals, as well as werecreatures.” But what the game doesn’t tell you is that there is also a boss that is A) easy to fight and B) drops five Crushed Beast Bones every time you kill it.
Note that you can’t upgrade your potion until you hit level 30. By the time you’ve hit that rank, you should’ve made your way to Scosglen and made headway in Act II of the story. In the Highland Wilds area of Scosglen, to the east, you’ll find a Waypoint called “Under the Fat Goose Inn.” Either teleport there or go discover it for yourself.
Following our pin on the map above, head east into the Highland Wilds, being careful not to accidentally travel into The Shrouded Moors further north. (If you have the Whispering Pines dungeon unlocked on your map, you’re heading just west of there). You’re looking for an area of the map called “The Scar,” where the ground will turn black like a volcano. When you reach The Scar, push against the northern wall and walk/ride until you find actual volcanic rock and some lava. There you’ll discover Gaspar Stillbian, the boss we’re looking for.
Gaspar will be at least level 35, but scales with your level like the rest of the game. However, Gaspar doesn’t actually attack you back, even when you attack him. Still, the enemies in this area can be difficult to kill if you’re only level 30, so be careful (there’s a demonic shaman mini-event that spawns nearby and can be a huge pain).
Attack and kill Gaspar, who will drop five Crushed Beast Bones when he dies. This is perfect if you’re trying to upgrade your potion, but the best part is that Gaspar will drop five Crushed Beast Bones every time you kill him. (He does take a few minutes to respawn, so if he isn’t there when you arrive just be patient.)
How to farm Crushed Beast Bones
Crushed Beast Bones are dropped by large beast-type enemies such as Werebears, Wargs, and Goatmen found in the Highland Wilderness, Scosglen, and Fractured Peaks. Focusing on elite versions of these creatures increases your chances of obtaining the material. Running dungeons like Anica’s Claim or Whispering Pines can yield multiple kills in a single run. You can also use the occultist’s materials tab to track your current stock and know when you have enough for potion upgrades.
Going after Gaspar might sound like too much work for one crafting resource – and we’ll give you that it’s certainly the hardest we’ve had to work to upgrade a potion. But if you’re thinking of waiting to upgrade your potion until you naturally collect five Crushed Beast Bones: don’t. We spent many hours hoping to get Crushed Beast Bone drops naturally as we played through the campaign and ended up with only two by the time credits rolled.
However, you can go to a beast-heavy area (primarily in Scosglen and the Dry Steppes) and kill hordes of them to collect Crushed Beast Bones. This is a great way to kill two birds with one stone if you’re also farming Grim Favors for the Tree of Whispers in one of these areas. But you should keep this to a passive farm, something you’re only doing if you don’t actively need Crushed Beast Bones for something right now. The drop rate is very low from beasts, and killing Gaspar is the only guaranteed drop we’ve seen so far.
Best Scosglen dungeons to farm crafting mats fast
Whispering Pines stands out as the top Scosglen dungeon for fast crafting material farming, especially for Crushed Beast Bones from beasts, spiders, and elites.
Prime Farming Dungeon
Run Whispering Pines repeatedly near the Under the Fat Goose Inn waypoint in Highland Wilds; its dense enemy packs drop bones, herbs like Gallowvine and Biteberry, and other mats quickly on repeat clears.
Strong Alternatives
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Howling Warren: High beast density yields Crushed Beast Bones and basic herbs; short layout enables speed runs.
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Feral’s Den or Hive: Good for Earth/Druid aspects but also mats from wolves, insects, and chests.
Clear events outside like The Scar boss for bonus bones, then loop dungeons for steady potion upgrade supplies.
Which Scosglen dungeons drop the most weapon mats
Whispering Pines tops Scosglen dungeons for weapon materials due to its high elite density and legendary drops from beasts and spiders.
Top Dungeon for Weapons
This Highland Wilds dungeon packs elites in tight rooms, yielding weapons like swords, axes, and legendaries on quick clears-ideal for upgrades.
Key Alternatives
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Howling Warren: Dense Khazra foes drop frequent weapons; short runs maximize hourly loot.
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Feral’s Den: Wolves and beasts provide solid weapon mats alongside aspects.
Loop these post-Scar boss for combined efficiency on Crushed Beast Bones and weapons.
