The action RPG Minecraft Dungeons pays homage to Diablo 2 and features a secret cow level where you must fight dangerous mushroom cows and a boss. We will tell you how to unlock the dungeon.
This is the secret cow level: Minecraft Dungeons can be described as a mix of Minecraft and Diablo, even if it does 5 things quite differently. Of course, the popular Easter egg with the cows should not be missing. The famous cow level in Diablo 2 has also made it into Minecraft Dungeons in the form of a secret level.
In the cow level, hordes of mushroom cows and a mushroom cow monster as a boss will confront you. The dungeon is perfect for farming experience points and items. YouTuber SparkofPhoenix has already explored the dungeon:
How to unlock the secret cow level
These are the prerequisites: To unlock the secret cow level in Minecraft Dungeons, you must first complete the game and defeat the Arch-Illager.
In your camp, at the eastern edge behind the pigsty, there are now spring platforms that allow you to get to the other side of the gorge. There you will find a church where you can find a rune altar. Here you need to find 9 runes.
You will receive a hint about the location of the 9 runes when you click on the painting with the dog in the church. The picture briefly changes to another one, giving you hints.
Here you can find the 9 runes for the secret cow level
The 9 runes are well hidden in the various levels. While we cannot provide you with an exact map location, since the levels are always set up differently, we can tell you what to look out for.
Small tip: You do not have to finish the levels to keep the runes. Once you find them, you can teleport directly back to your camp.
Here is the rune in the Creeper Woods: After freeing the villagers from their cages, head south. There you will find a stone slab.
To open it, click the switch a few meters north and then stand on the stone slab. Enter the opened room and grab the rune.
Here is the rune in the Wet Swamp: The location is actually quite easy. Complete the level, defeat the final boss, and before you finish the level, take a look to the right of the exit. There, a pile of mushrooms is hiding a switch.
Click on it and enter the secret room to grab the 2nd rune.
Here is the rune in the Pumpkin Patch: Fight your way through the Pumpkin Patch until about halfway through the level. There you will find a large destroyed wall. Instead of walking through the destroyed part to progress in the level, go along the wall to the right and climb it.
At the end of the wall, you will find a pile of crates that also hides a switch.
Activate it and grab the 3rd rune in the secret room.
Here is the rune in the Cactus Canyon: While playing through the Cactus Canyon, you will eventually need a blue key. Just before the location of the key, the switch is also hidden.
Activate it and grab the 4th rune. Five remain.
Here is the rune in the Redstone Mines: In the Redstone Mines, you need to free various villagers twice. The second time, you can find the switch behind the Redstone crystals that opens the door to the rune room.
That gives you the 5th rune.
Here is the rune in the Desert Temple: In the Desert Temple, you will eventually reach a point with a beacon that you need to click on to proceed. In the next room, there is a golden key, and one room further, you will find a lever on the wall.
Click on the lever and a passage opens up. Get the 6th rune here.
Here is the rune in the Forge: In the Forge, you will reach the forge itself and find a dead golem and some scattered books as soon as you enter the room. The hidden switch is located directly in the corner next to a lamppost.
Press it and enter the rune room that opens right next to it. Grab the 7th rune and disappear.
Here is the rune in the Highblock Halls: Once you reach the courtyard in the level, look for a flame that is not lit on the wall. That is the hidden switch.
Activate it and grab the 8th rune from the rune room.
Here is the rune in the Obsidian Peak: The last rune is located inside the Obsidian Peak. As soon as you are inside, look for a large room, a library. It can also be easily seen on the map, as you normally cannot enter the room behind it.
Click on the book in the bookshelf on the wall, and the next room opens up.
Here you will find not only the last rune but also 2 chests with loot.
How to access the cow level now
With the 9 runes, return to the church and press the golden button at the altar. The runes will be used, and another room will open up.
In this room, you will find 2 large chests and a scroll. With this scroll, you will unlock the secret level, which is simply called “???” and can now be accessed through your map.
Congratulations, you have found the secret cow level in Minecraft Dungeons.
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