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The "'''Secret Cow Level'''," a favorite joke/absurd rumor from [[Diablo I]], packed full of [[Hell Bovine]]s, is a reality in [[Diablo II]] -- an Easter Egg/joke that's actually quite fun and profitable. It was so profitable that the Cow Level was the most popular area to "run" in v1.09, thanks to the huge cow herds, good experience, and low danger to players. In v1.10 and later the experience was nerfed and the area is no longer so popular, but can still provide players with some fun and profitable play experiences.
It's also an amusing area to visit, if only for the sight gag of walking cows with polearms, and to hear the voices of the cows. They were recorded by various {{iw|Blizzard_North Blizzard North}} employees, and must have required many takes to edit out the laughter.
==From a joke to reality==
{{Levelbox|game= Diablo II|portrait= Quest-cow-death.jpg|name= Secret Cow Level|patch= v1.10+<!--|norm-lvl= --><!--|night-lvl= --><!--|hell-lvl= -->|monsters= [[Hell Bovine]]|norm-monster= 1|night-monster= 1|hell-monster= 1|norm-rand-boss= Yes|night-rand-boss= Yes|hell-rand-boss= Yes|norm-su= [[Cow King]]|night-su= [[Cow King]]|hell-su= [[Cow King]]|chest= No|nearby= [[Rogue Encampment]]|quests= [[Secret Cow Level]]}}[[Image:Quest-cows-early.jpg|thumb|300px|left|First look at Cows, April Fools, 1999.]]There were player-created rumors/jokes about a Secret Cow Level in [[Diablo I]], based on the cows in the pasture in [[Tristram]] that would moo, or cause your character to say something amusing, if you clicked the bovines long enough.
There is no secret level or anything related to the cows other than an Easter Egg style joke in [[Diablo Hellfire]], and Blizzard repeatedly denied its existence in both serious and humorous ways, such as the {{iw|StarCraft StarCraft}} cheat code "there is no cow level."