Diablo 4 Players Discover Secret Cow Level

Players in Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo 4 have discovered the game's long-rumored secret cow level, capping a community-driven hunt that began with the title's release in June 2023 and spanned three expansions.

The achievement, confirmed over the weekend by dedicated players on the Cow Level Discord server, culminates a multi-stage quest requiring precise actions across the base game, Vessel of Hatred, and the recently released Lord of Hatred. Participants first needed to kill exactly 666 cows in specific regions during the original campaign to unlock initial items. Subsequent steps involved hunting rare reagents, such as cow milk and a rusted halberd, while navigating hidden mechanics like chasing a fleeting crow to obtain a skull, burning it in a brazier, equipping full sets of corrupted Amazon armor, and fishing for a coffin leading to a secret dungeon. In Lord of Hatred, players combined relics using the new Horadric Cube crafting system, then sailed a boat to a remote cow island on the Skovos Isles. There, cryptic clues—including a ring of cow statues arranged like clock hours, day-linked portals, and messages like "Do not feed the animals"—guided solvers to the level's...