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Diablo 4fans have found several new items in the database for the ARPG that are reminiscent of similar objects used to enter the Secret Cow Level and Whimsyshire inDiablo 3. While these items could be little more than Easter eggs or red herrings, some players believe they are clues leading them towards theDiablo 4version of the Secret Cow Level.
Since its release in June 2023, fans have been scouringDiablo 4for signs of the Secret Cow Level, a legendary recurring joke throughout the series. Though they have spotted myriad clues pointing towards its existence, players haveyet to find the mysterious realm or itsDiablo 4equivalent.
That said, fans might have found a few more pieces to this elaborate puzzle.Wowhead recently shared several newDiablo 4itemsdiscovered by the D4 secret-finding Discord that are reminiscent ofDiablo 3items used to open portals to its own secret realms. The description of the Rusted Bardiche appears to be a callback to the Bovine Bardiche, which opens a gate to Not The Cow Level inDiablo 3when transmuted in Kanai’s Cube. Additionally, the Rusted Old Bell, Crooked Staff, and Jabbering Gemstone all share the same flavor text, and seem similar to Wirt’s Bell, the Staff of Herding, and the Gibbering Gemstone, the components required to access Whimsyshire, sometimes referred to as the Pony Level ofDiablo 3.
The Secret Cow Level started as a fan-made hoax in the originalDiablo. It evolved into an inside joke when Blizzard seeded Easter eggs into both theDiablo: Hellfireexpansion andStarCraft, until it finally appeared in-game duringDiablo 2as Moo Moo Farm, and again inWorld of Warcraftfor theDiablo20th anniversary event.Diablo 3mixed up the formula with the rainbow-filled Whimsyshire realm, though it added Not The Cow Level for the game’s third anniversary.
The urban legend or its equivalent has not been discovered inDiablo 4yet, but players have discovered several clues along the way. Some fans foundthe Forlorn Hovel inDiablo 4by killing cowswhich allegedly drop items inspired by the original keys to the Secret Cow Level, while others attempted cleansing rituals at mysterious ox statues, or searched a part of the map that looked like a cow’s head.Diablo 4has cheekily denied the existence of a Secret Cow Level, but that has only made players more insistent on finding it.
Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatredreleases on October 8, bringing the first batch of DLC to the ARPG. If players are lucky, this expansion will contain the missing pieces of the puzzle and finally reveal the way to the Secret Cow Level inDiablo 4.
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