Cave Level 2
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| Requirement | none |
| Waypoint | no |
| Act | 1 |
| Chests | one sparkly chest in a dead end |
| Shrines | yes |
| Wells | yes |
| Monster types | 3 picked per game |
Cave Level 2 is an underground area in Act 1. It is accessed through Cave Level 1.
Cave Level 2 belongs to the terror zone Cold Plains and Cave. When it is terrorized in Hell, its monsters are 2 levels above your character, up to level 96, and give 25% more experience.
Cave Level 2 has one sparkly chest in a dead end. A sparkly chest 
does a regular chest drop with a small chance to try to make every item unique, set or rare; otherwise it rerolls until it has one to three magic items.
Monsters
Monster level2–4
Density600 (low)
Unique packs1–2
Highest runenone
Immunitiesnone
SocketsMonsters here drop at their own level (2–4): item level up to 4, champions 6, uniques 7. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Targe | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 1–7. From level 8 it drops to 89%, down to 5% from level 14. From level 1, Black Marsh gives 1.6× the experience per kill.
Lvl 1Lvl 17
Character level 1: 100% experience · Black Marsh gives 1.6× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. Better areas are compared per kill with Normal areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
IoSocketsItem level 37, champions 39, uniques 40. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Sword | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Flail | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Military Pick | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 |
| Akaran Rondache | – | – | 4 | 4 |
| Scythe | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Poleaxe | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Halberd | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| War Scythe | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Partizan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Battle Scythe | – | – | 4 | 5 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 37–42. From level 43 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 47. From level 35, Outer Cloister gives 1.3× the experience per kill.
Lvl 29Lvl 50
Character level 37: 100% experience · Catacombs Level 2 gives 1.6× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. Better areas are compared per kill with Nightmare areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.
Zod
SocketsItem level 78, champions 80, uniques 81. The most sockets a white or superior base drops with here.
| Base | Mon | Champ | Uniq | Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cryptic Axe | – | 5 | 5 | 5 |
LevelingFull experience at character level 78–83. From level 84 it drops to 81%, down to 5% from level 89. From level 72, Valley of Snakes gives 1.5× the experience per kill.
Lvl 70Lvl 91
Character level 78: 100% experience · Claw Viper Temple Level 2 gives 1.7× the experience per killThe share of its monsters' experience you get, by your level, for one player. From level 70 the game also cuts all experience, wherever you are (95% at 70, 25% at 85, 0.6% at 98). Better areas are compared per kill with Hell areas whose monsters are at most 5 levels above you. See leveling and experience.