Cowbells | OSRS Index

Cowbells



Released							29 January 2007 (Update)
Members							Yes
Quest item							Cold War

Properties

Tradeable							No
Equipable							No
Stackable							No
Noteable							No
Options							Play, Drop
Examine							Every song needs a cowbell.

Values

Value							1 coin
High alch							0 coins
Low alch							0 coins
Weight							2 kg

Advanced data

Item ID							10593
Link							MOID

Cowbells are available from any dairy cow, if a player has started the Cold War quest and has 15 Thieving. Stealing a cowbell provides 16 Thieving experience. In Zanaris, the dairy cow will have a conversation with you about the bell, and will give it to you.

This item is required during the Cold War quest, but additional cowbells may be thieved afterwards. They may be used (played) as long as the player is wearing their clockwork suit.

	Cowbells
A player playing the cowbells.

Success Chance

The chance to steal a pair of cowbells from a dairy cow scales with the player's Thieving level, ranging from around 54% at level 15, up to a maximum of 78% at level 99.^[1]

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Trivia

The examine is a reference to the Saturday Night Live sketch "More Cowbell".

References

^ Jagex. Mod Ash's Twitter account. 12 January 2022. Archived from the original on 28 March 2026. Mod Ash: "[what are the success rates on stealing cowbells from the dairy cows in the cold war quest?] 50% at level 1 (if that were permitted) and 78% at level 99. Interpolate linearly between those."

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Cold War

NPCs

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Enemies	Icelord

Items

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Source site	Old School RuneScape Wiki
Canonical source	Cowbells
Content license	CC BY-NC-SA 3.0
License status	declared
Picture	Cowbells · file details