Cows completed. Vladimir is comfortably level 74. I have a really bad habit of underestimating cows, and Haseen saw a grave many times on P8. We killed ~8 cows and my game crashed (first time this tournament. I'm not sure what caused it). I came back on P3, which was still a bit hairy, but much more manageable. I parked a pack just to make up for the crash.
Now, normally, cows are mostly a bore for me. I'm not a big fan of the lack of enemy variety, which really just means I use the same strat for the entire map. However, today's cow session netted some great finds:
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I can almost guarantee I won't use these, but they are a grailer which is cool. The best find though:
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I went into this tournament hoping I'd find one, so this is great. The extra gold will be great for merc resurrection, repairs, and some gambling. The IAS is just gravy.
I changed gear around a lot after cows. The setup I settled on uses Treachery. With fade, I have max all resist, and just shy of 300 mf when Haseen kills someone (which is everyone). I have two helms that I swap between: a +2 battle command/+3 bo, and a find item helm with 2 perfect topazes. I also shopped a +3 warcries axe from NM larzuk. Put that all together and Haseen has ~2k life with bo, and Vladimir has ~1.7k.
For weapons, I have a few that I swap between. On swap I have the +3 warcries axe, and a want with life tap charges. I have a terror charges wand in the cube for break up nasties. My main weapon is a coldsteel eye. The damage is irrelevant, but the hit blinds target and slows target are phenomenal for crowd control and bosses. I can taunt stragglers and blind them with coldsteel, and take some heat off Haseen.
Speaking of strategy, that's the exact strategy I used to take out Baal's minions (and baal himself!) and P8. The throne room plus baal took nearly 3 hours, but I think the increased drops and exp were worth it. Also, how many people do you know who could do NM baal on players 8 with no skill tree

Waves 1-4 were pretty easy. We just pulled enemies back to the entrance of the throne room and took them out one by one. The MoD's, though, were much harder. We kited them in circles around the middle pillar, put life tap on so Haseen could live just a few seconds, then Vladimir would taunt one and pull it away. TP out and back in, and we were able to successfully take them one at a time. Mission accomplished. We venture forth into the fires of Hell next.
Vladimir and Haseen, level 74 Demon Slayers. Hell Next.