# Diablo II players -- How do I get to the cow level? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 21, 2003, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520 "2003-02-21T11:16:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/1 "2003-02-21T11:16:24Z")
So I finally managed to kill Diablo himself (only took me 14 months) and I 'd like to go play the cow level because, well, cows are amusing. From what I’ve read online, all I need to do is combine Wyrt’s leg with a town portal tome in the Horadric cube while I’m in Tristram and a portal to the cow level should open up. But it’s not working. I’ve tried it in all four corners of Tristram, in the center, even next to every dead cow I could find on the ground (I thought maybe there was some weird connection). Nothing. I know it’s possible because my husband got to that level right after his character killed Diablo. He can’t figure out why it’s not working for me either. So, help, please? I’m playing a level 40 expansion Sorceress on version 1.7something. (I’m putting this in Cafe Society because it’s computer game oriented, but Mods, if you feel it would do better in GQ, feel free to move it.) ---
**Author:** ![Theios](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e8c25b/32.png) [@Theios](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Theios)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/2 "2003-02-21T11:38:15Z")
You need to combine them while in the Rogue Camp, not Tristram. It should open right up for you. You should be warned that it’s a one time per difficulty level deal, unless you do some special riga-ma-role. Check out [DiabloII.net](http://www.diabloii.net) for details and hints. ---
**Author:** ![RexDart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@RexDart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RexDart)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/3 "2003-02-21T11:54:29Z")
Once you do it and enter the cow level… –If you go in by yourself, just don’t kill the cow king ever –If you go in with others, make sure that nobody _who has not previously killed the king_ kills him…it’s ok if someone who has already killed the king in a previous game kills him in yours, that won’t mess you up So long as you follow those rules, you’ll be able to make the cow portal as many times as you want. Even if one of those things happens, you’ll still be able to enter a portal made by somebody else. ---
**Author:** ![Ethilrist](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ethilrist/32/4604_2.png) [@Ethilrist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ethilrist)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/4 "2003-02-21T15:38:20Z")
A bit more detail: Win at normal level. Start a game at Nightmare. Save and exit. Start a game at Normal level. Get the leg. Go back to town and combine the leg & town portal tome. Remember to go buy a new town portal tome… Go through the portal and run like hell until you get to clear space, then cast another town portal. Kill. Kill. Kill some more. If you have a buddy, expect said buddy to get squished like a little tiny bug. Don’t bother raising buddy until you’re done killing & picking up treasure. ---
**Author:** ![Madawc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@Madawc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madawc)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 3:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/5 "2003-02-21T15:53:05Z")
i think you said **Diablo II: the Lord of Destruction, expansion pack** is what you are playing correct? then to play in the cow level you need to kill the almighty **Baal** and NOT **Diablo**. most of the other stuff that you need to know is written by the previous posters, and [http://www.diabloii.net](http://www.diabloii.net) and [http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/](http://www.battle.net/diablo2exp/) are great resources for any and all D2 questions. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 5:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/6 "2003-02-21T17:54:53Z")
One thing I’ll add: When you enter the Cow Level, do **not** run like Hell until you get to a clear space. You’re already _in_ a clear space. But if you try to run for it, you’ll just get the cows’ attention, and you’ll end up dying about fifteen times before you get enough of them cleared out to get some peace. Be warned that they’re just barely out of sight range to start with, and any step you take will bring you into their sight. Since you’ve got a ranged character, I would recommend just standing still and casting a few spells off the screen (always in the same direction!) to get the attention of just a few at a time. Once you’ve cleared out the herds next to you, then you can start running around. Oh, and by the way, even on the higher difficulties, you should keep beef in the freezer, or it’ll go bad. Beef freezes up very nicely ;). ---
**Author:** ![Geek\_Mecha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ecae2f/32.png) [@Geek\_Mecha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geek_Mecha)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/7 "2003-02-21T21:11:23Z")
Be warned that the mooing sounds are very, er, amoosing. _Moo!_ ---
**Author:** ![Olentzero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90ced4/32.png) [@Olentzero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Olentzero)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/8 "2003-02-21T21:36:05Z")
I was just gonna chime in: Moo? Moo moomoo moo moomoomoomoo. _MOO!!!_ (said by a chorus of cows as flaming death overtakes them from the sky) ---
**Author:** ![buckgully](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/eb9ed0/32.png) [@buckgully](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/buckgully)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2003, 11:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/9 "2003-02-21T23:03:38Z")
Yeah, if you’ve installed the expansion, you have to finish the expansion by killing Baal, not just kill Diablo. On the plus side this usually means you have more experience and better weapons and armor at your disposal. On the downside you’ll probably wind up killing off your mouse before you get there. And I agree with Chronos - take it very slowly, only moving a little at a time, especially when you first arrive. It’s very easy to wind up with dozens of cows surrounding you, and after that it’s a major pain to get going again after they take you down. It is a target rich environment, to say the least. ---
**Author:** ![Winkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/41988e/32.png) [@Winkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winkie)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 12:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/10 "2003-02-22T00:23:04Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Olentzero \* > \*\*I was just gonna chime in: > > Moo? Moo moomoo moo moomoomoomoo. > > _MOO!!!_ (said by a chorus of cows as flaming death overtakes them from the sky) \*\* Me too - after hearing that “Ho, what can I do for ya?” guy one-bazillion-and-one-times as WinkieHubby played the original Diablo (and really wanting nothing more than to kill that guy, in a really bloody and violent way\*), I loved the cows. MOO! \*After expressing that sentiment somewhere towards the end of the Diablo II phase, WH tells me he’s some sort of evil undead guy in Diablo II and if he’d known, I could have killed him. Dang it, I missed all the fun! ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Death](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecccb3/32.png) [@Evil\_Death](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Death)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/11 "2003-02-22T00:26:47Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Marlitharn \* > \*\* I’m playing a level 40 expansion Sorceress on version 1.7something. \*\* A note - you should pick up the 1.09 patch from [www.diabloii.net](http://www.diabloii.net), as it addresses numerous issues and improves the game immeasurably in terms of items as well. The 1.10 patch is due out soon, and that too will have a huge number of overhauls. HTH, HAND. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/12 "2003-02-22T01:11:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Winkie \* > \*\*After expressing that sentiment somewhere towards the end of the Diablo II phase, WH tells me he’s some sort of evil undead guy in Diablo II and if he’d known, I could have killed him. Dang it, I missed all the fun! \*\* Wander around Trisram long enough and you’ll run in to him. He can be found out in the open, pretty much due west from where Cain is held. ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/13 "2003-02-22T03:37:36Z")
> [@](#): > > _Originally posted by Winkie \* > Me too - after hearing that “Ho, what can I do for ya?” guy one-bazillion-and-one-times as WinkieHubby played the original Diablo (and really wanting nothing more than to kill that guy, in a really bloody and violent way)_ Yeah, he’s an undead bad guy in Tristram in Diablo II. If you finished the main game, you probably killed him and just didn’t know it. I think you _have_ to to complete the game. The zombie version just doesn’t say much, which is why you probably didn’t recognize him. I was disappointed that Cain doesn’t deliver his “Hello, my friend. Stay a while, and listen!” line in the sequel. That’s in the pantheon of most-often-heard videogame lines, right next to “Want some rye? ' **Course** ya do!” ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 3:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/14 "2003-02-22T03:52:47Z")
The shortened version in the sequel (“Stay a while and listen!”) not good enough for you? 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 4:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/15 "2003-02-22T04:01:39Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jeff Olsen \* > \*\*The shortened version in the sequel (“Stay a while and listen!”) not good enough for you? > 🙂 \*\* Strangely, no. It’d be like casting Alec Guiness in _The Empire Strikes Back_ and having him deliver the line “May you always be with the Force.” Just different enough to be unsettling. Blizzard seems to have this weird fetish for recording so little dialogue that you hear the same lines over and over again. “This is Jimmy.” “Into the pipe, five by five.” “My liege.” “I’m on it.” “Sorry for the hijack.” ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/16 "2003-02-22T05:16:17Z")
:smack: I have to kill Baal? Damn. Damn damn damn damn damn. That’s what I get for just skimming the user guide. Oh, well. Thanks for the links and advice, all. Excuse me while I go rescue some Barbarians! _clickclickclickclickclickclickclick_ ---
**Author:** ![Weirddave](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/919ad9/32.png) [@Weirddave](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Weirddave)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 8:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/17 "2003-02-22T08:38:19Z")
If you play on B-net, there’s any number of dopers who can power you right past Baal with high level characters, myself included, although you’ll have to get the 1.9 patch. Hmmm I guess that means you’re not on B-net, or you would have been upgraded automaticly. I don’t think I have any open characters that high, but come to think of it, a L40 Sorc should pretty much breeze past Baal anyway. ---
**Author:** ![Madawc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@Madawc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Madawc)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 11:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/18 "2003-02-22T11:04:13Z")
that could be a new question to ask… How many dopers actually play D2 still, or have played D2 on closed [battle.net](http://battle.net). I play/played, I’m kinda in and out right now with D2. **USEast** player, with quite the ample supply of items from the overpowered occy rings, the hacked ith items and most of the top end gear. mind you, i’ve never hacked or duped on [b.net](http://b.net) but have no qualms trading what i find for those weird and powerful items. ---
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/19 "2003-02-22T12:01:26Z")
Nope, not on B-net. We don’t have online access from home right now, and online gaming doesn’t appeal to me; I’m just not that into it. My sorceress does kick some serious ass, and I’m hoping I’ll have as easy a time killing Baal as I did Diablo, but dammit, I’ve really been looking forward to those cows! Oh, well, it’s my weekend off; I’ll pull a couple of all-nighters and see what I can get done. ---
**Author:** ![Drastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Drastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drastic)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 12:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520/20 "2003-02-22T12:10:20Z")
I was very disappointed when Undead Griswold didn’t bellow “What kin I do fer ye?!” with ominous reverb. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/diablo-ii-players-how-do-i-get-to-the-cow-level/156520.md?page=2)