Can you get a 4 socket sword from normal cows?

Can you get a 4 socket sword from normal cows?

Trying to make a spirit, have been farming normal cow level for hours, only got two grey crystal swords so far, one has one socket, another has two. I thought someone on YouTube said it's guaranteed four sockets?

I'm level 35. Anywhere else I can get a 3 or 4 socket crystal sword?

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Can you get a 4 socket sword from normal cows?

level 1

They won't drop with 4os. But you can take any crystal sword from normal cows to larzuk and it will get 4os

level 2

If they can get 4os they can drop 4os.

level 2

Thanks, luckily I haven't thrown them away, I will try it tonight. Is this Larzuk sockets adding a one time thing as mission reward?

level 2

Does grey Crystal Swords count?

level 1

You’re looking for a white Crystal Sword my friend. Then take it to Larzuk and add sockets with his quest.

That is a guaranteed 4os.

Also, a Long or Broad Sword will work as well.

level 2

no I only got 3 slots, so cant be guaranteed

level 1

They can drop a 4 sockets crystal sword as far as I know, but it's rare. The reason why people farm these swords on normal cows is because the area has the correct level to maximize the chance of crafting 4 sockets on a sword using the cube recipe Ral + Amn + Perfect Amethyst, or if you're desperate for a Spirit you could use the crystal sword dropped from normal cows and add sockets to it from Larzurk's reward on act 5.

level 2

It doesn’t increase the chance in the cube. You either have the correct iLvl or you don’t. Cube chance is always 50% for a Crystal Sword that can get 4os (i.e that is high enough iLvl).

level 1

Yo I haven’t come across a single crystal sword in normal cows and have run it like 15 times now.

I took off my magic find because I read it increases the chance a white one will drop.

level 1

See this is where I stuffed up, I found a 2nd WHITE crystal sword, took it to Larzuk and put sockets in on nightmare, ended up with 6 sockets. Absolutely spewin, should've stayed on Cows to farm for my 2nd crystal sword. Don't know what to do now.

level 1

Came across this thread. So my merc killed the cowking and now I won’t be able to farm normal cows. I’m in act1 NM, where else would I be able to get a crystal sword for that 4os?

level 2

If you're playing D2R, you can run the cow level as many times as you want. Head back to Tristram and pick up the leg every time you reset the map

level 1

i need a 4 socket sword to drop on cow level normal. should i use magic find? already used my larzak quest.

level 2

magic find is bad for finding normal quality

well, I decided to do some research since I was worried about the outcome. basically, the sockets that are available for an item are not dependent on the act they drop in, but the Ilvl of the item, which is based on the Mlvl of the mob that drops it. Long swords are minimum mlvl 20, crystal swords mlvl 11. the sockets are as follows for specific Ilvl categories:

Long sword:
Ilvl 1-25 = 3
Ilvl 26+ = 4

Crystal sword:
Ilvl 1-25 = 3
Ilvl 26-40 = 4
Ilvl 41+ = 6

the lowest area to have monsters of mlvl 26 or greater is durance of hate lvl 3 (mephs area) in normal. everything past that is higher, so any sword that drops in those areas will net you 4 sockets. the first lvl 41 area is tower cellar level 4 in act 1 nightmare, so any crystal sword that drops off of areas higher then that will yield 6 sockets.

So it is possible to get a long sword with only 3 sockets off the quest. I've never had it happen, but perhaps that's due to the long swords I've used in the past. As to purchasing one. i don't have info yet on wht the Ilvl of an item is when purchased. if it's based on your clvl then purchasing a long sword post lvl 25 will net you a 4 socket sword. don't know that one tho, so make sure you find out before doing so.

I do apologize if my info was misleading at first, I was simply going off of what I knew, and experience. the data I pooled above was from the diablo wiki at diablo2.diablowiki.net. just posting for anyone else who may have the same question, or simply want to know

Edit: thanks for the clarification Feanur, you are da man

This post was edited by elyxthaxzus on Apr 15 2011 01:36am

Can normal cows drop 4 socket sword?

A normal crystal sword found in Normal Cows will have a 50% chance of getting 4 sockets. If you see a white sword drop, look up the monster level that dropped it. for crystal sword ilvl 25-40 will get 4 sockets from larzuk.

Can normal cows drop 4 socket items?

According to the all powerful google, normal cows is level 28 while Act IV begins at level 26 and Act V ends at 43. Since you need an item level over 25 and less than 41 for 4 max sockets, you should be fine anywhere in Act IV and also Act V before the Worldstone Keep.

How do you get a 4 socket sword?

The best way to get a 4 Socket Spirit Sword in Diablo 2 Resurrected is by getting a Crystal Sword. And playing the Secret Cow Level is the secret to getting 4 Socket Crystal Sword in D2R. Crystal Sword has the lowest requirements among all the swords with more than 4 sockets.

What items can drop in normal cows?

Normal. It is quite valuable it to farm The Secret Cow Level in Normal difficulty. They drop Crystal Swords and Broad Swords that receive 4 Sockets from Larzuk (Act 5, Quest 1). These are used to create the Spirit Runeword which is godly for almost every class while leveling.