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Apex Legends Heirloom: Ultimate Wiki Guide

Oct 19, 2025 • by

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Heirlooms are Mythic-tier cosmetics that replace the default melee skin in Apex Legends. Most sets include three items: a melee weapon skin, a banner pose or frame, and a voice line or emote. New sets typically debut during a Collection Event and later rotate into the Mythic Store for purchase with Heirloom Shards.

Heirloom Shards can drop from Apex Packs and are used to craft any available Heirloom Set in the Mythic Store. Packs that contain shards are not consumed on opening.

Tip: If you’ve opened 499 Apex Packs without receiving shards, the 500th pack guarantees 150 Heirloom Shards. You cannot earn additional shards if you already own every Heirloom Set.

When you secure a knock or elimination with an equipped heirloom, the kill feed shows the weapon’s name instead of a generic melee tag.

Heirloom Sets

Wraith's Sets

Hope's Dusk

Wraith Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Fearless
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Hope's Dusk — a black kunai with a glowing purple edge that briefly opens tiny portals on hit.
  • Intro Quip: "You know what I look like — come find me."

Available since launch.

Hope's Dawn

Wraith Heirloom Set 2

  • Banner Frame: Hope's Blossom
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Hope's Dawn
  • Emote: Practice Makes Perfect

Debuted during the Imperial Guard Collection Event.

Bloodhound's Set

Bloodhound Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Glory Hound
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Raven's Bite — a raven-etched axe with a crimson glow.
  • Intro Quip: "I honor those who've risen, not those who've fallen."

Lifeline's Set

Lifeline Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Shock Sticks
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Shock Sticks — defibrillator drumsticks that spark when swung.
  • Intro Quip: "Check yo self — or wreck yo self. (laugh)"

Pathfinder's Set

Pathfinder Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Lights Out
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Boxing Gloves — animated face screens that change to a heart while sprinting.
  • Kill Quip: "Did you see how great I was? I did all kinds of really amazing moves... are you listening?"

Octane's Sets

Octane Heirloom Set

Butterfly Knife

  • Banner Pose: Spin and Flick
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Butterfly Knife — filled with Stim, complete with an injector needle.
  • Intro Quip: "Run fast. Hit fast. Win fast."

Octane's Prototype

Octane Prototype

  • Banner: Fabricator
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Octane's Prototype
  • Finisher: Overstimulated

Introduced during the Inner Beast Collection Event.

Mirage's Set

Mirage Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: You Really Love Me
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Too Much Witt — a self-awarded golden trophy.
  • Intro Quip: "Excited to see you all in the ring. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of ‘mes’ to go around."

Caustic's Set

Caustic Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Hammer Time
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Death Hammer — a skull-topped hammer that vents Nox gas on hit.
  • Intro Quip: "I look forward to getting my hands on you."

Gibraltar's Set

Gibraltar Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Like a Rock
  • Melee Weapon Skin: War Club — a patu-inspired hatchet with fiery accents.
  • Intro Quip: "When this is over, they'll all know the name 'Gibraltar.'"

Bangalore's Set

Bangalore Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: No Gun, No Problem
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Cold Steel — a Pilot’s knife with golden glow.
  • Intro Quip: "Hope you're not afraid to get your hands dirty"

Revenant's Sets

Dead Man's Curve

Revenant Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: No Escape
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Dead Man's Curve — an extending, glowing scythe.
  • Intro Quip: "You don't want to see this up close, skin bag."

Death Grip

Revenant Heirloom Set 2

  • Banner Frame: Soul Sacrifice
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Death Grip
  • Emote: Fight Your Demons

Rampart's Set

Rampart Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Wrench In Your Plan
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Problem Solver — an electrified wrench with a gumball dispenser.
  • Intro Quip: "I make things by hand, and kill things by hand."

Wattson's Set

Wattson Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Handled With Care
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Energy Reader — a handheld device with electric prongs and a display.
  • Intro Quip: "Try as you might, you can't Kilowatt...son."

Crypto's Sets

Biwon Blade

Crypto Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: No Escape
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Biwon Blade — a collapsible high-tech Jikdo.
  • Intro Quip: "I'll find you."

Durumi Blade

Crypto Heirloom Set 2

  • Banner Frame: Tranquility
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Durumi Blade
  • Finisher: Fatal Error

Valkyrie's Set

Valkyrie Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Angel's Arrival
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Suzaku — a yari spear emblazoned with a bird motif.
  • Intro Quip: "This little viper's got her mom's fangs."

Loba's Set

Loba Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Trazer de Volta
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Garra de Alanza — a collapsing bladed fan.
  • Intro Quip: "I'm in a class of my own."

Seer's Set

Seer Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Grand Finale
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Showstoppers — twin sickles embedded with micro-drones.
  • Intro Quip: "My heart beats stronger with each challenge I overcome."

Ash's Set

Ash Heirloom Set

  • Banner Pose: Killer Skill
  • Melee Weapon Skin: Strongest Link — nunchaku with retractable blades.
  • Intro Quip: "Your death will come with speed and precision. That is the skill of a Pilot."

Horizon's Set

  • Melee Weapon Skin: Gravity Maw — a compact mace that contains a miniature singularity.
  • Banner Pose: Scientific Method
  • Intro Quip: "When you see me, you'll know it's the end. Or a new beginning. It's all relative, really."

Fuse's Set

  • Melee Weapon Skin: Razor's Edge — a bladed, flame-kissed electric guitar.
  • Banner Pose: Power Chord
  • Intro Quip: "This one goes out to all the fine folks back home. Salvo, how ya bloody doin' tonight?"

Universal

Universal Mythic cosmetics can be equipped by any Legend. They debuted with the Apex Legends & Final Fantasy VII Rebirth event and are single-item unlocks.

Buster Sword R5

Buster Sword R5

  • Melee Weapon Skin: Buster Sword R5 — an homage to the iconic broadsword from the Final Fantasy series, styled with a bright hilt and blue glow.

Available via event packs (very rare drop) or by completing the full event collection.

One-Winged Angel Death Box

One-Winged Angel Death Box

  • Death Box Skin: One-Winged Angel

Awarded for completing the FFVII event collection.

Release order

Typically, one Heirloom Set releases each season. According to former game director Chad Grenier, internal excitement and concept quality often determine which Legend gets a set next rather than a strict chronological queue. Sets debut during Collection Events before shifting to the Mythic Store for shard crafting.

Good to know: If you’re saving shards, keep an eye on Collection Events. Limited-time debuts sometimes include extra cosmetics and guaranteed unlock paths during the event window.

Origins

  • Hope's Dusk was handed to Wraith by the Voidwalker during her escape from a research facility.
  • Raven's Bite belonged to Bloodhound’s uncle, Artur, and was granted for a tribal rite of initiation.
  • War Club is a Māori patu crafted or commissioned by Gibraltar’s former partner as a gift.
  • Cold Steel is a data knife formerly owned by IMC Lt. Scryer and later taken by Bangalore as a trophy.
  • Garra de Alanza is based on a fan once owned by Alanza Andrade; Loba created a weaponized replica.
  • Strongest Link originally belonged to Newton Somers, who later passed it on to Ashleigh Reid.
  • Razor’s Edge was rebuilt from Fuse’s broken guitar, gifted by Bloodhound.
  • Shock Sticks likely nod to Lifeline’s stint as a drummer in a punk band.
  • Boxing Gloves likely reference Pathfinder’s run-in with boxer Victor Maldera.
  • Butterfly Knife’s exact origin is unknown, though Octane has been seen practicing (and getting cut) with it.
  • Death Hammer and Dead Man’s Curve were both seen in use before their formal introduction; their deeper origins remain unknown.
  • Energy Reader appeared in Wattson’s hands during a prior storyline, while its origin is otherwise unspecified.
  • Showstoppers surfaced during an Arenas moment in a Season 15 quest, with no official origin story given.
  • The second Wraith set (Hope’s Dawn), Revenant’s Death Grip, and Crypto’s Durumi Blade have not had formal origin stories disclosed.

History

Highlights from updates and events that introduced or adjusted Heirlooms:

  • Introductions: Wraith (launch), Lifeline (Oct 2019), Pathfinder (Dec 2019), Octane (Mar 2020), Mirage (Jun 2020), Caustic (Oct 2020), Gibraltar (Jan 2021), Bangalore (Mar 2021), Revenant (Jun 2021), Rampart (Sep 2021), Wattson (Dec 2021), Crypto (Mar 2022), Valkyrie (Jun 2022), Loba (Sep 2022), Seer (Jan 2023), Wraith recolor (Mar 2023), Ash (Mar 2023), Horizon (Jun 2023), Fuse (Sep 2023), Revenant recolor (Aug 2023), Crypto recolor (Feb 2024), Octane Prototype (Inner Beast).
  • System change: Heirloom Shards replaced direct heirloom drops in Apex Packs, letting players craft the set they want after earning shards.
  • Fixes and adjustments periodically addressed audio/FX, inspect animations, and shop visibility.

Trivia

  • Hope’s Dusk bears the word “QUIETO,” meaning “still” or “quiet” in multiple languages.
  • Mirage wears his goggles with Too Much Witt and has playful attack variants, including a pork chop slap and an eye poke.
  • Death Hammer’s inspect can reveal a spider, Scarabaeidae Arachnia, tied to Caustic’s Nox formula.
  • “Heirloom” once described the red rarity tier; it was renamed “Mythic” after Prestige Skins arrived.
  • Gibraltar can inspect his gun shield while holding War Club — a rare cross-item inspect moment.
  • Pathfinder’s heirloom is the only set with a Kill Quip instead of an Intro Quip.
  • Rampart’s Problem Solver can bonk enemies with Octane’s prosthetic leg in a rare animation.
  • Wattson smiles when she equips the Energy Reader.
  • With Suzaku, Valkyrie can reference her father’s helmet in inspect animations.
  • Loba occasionally strikes with a Revenant head while wielding Garra de Alanza.
  • Wraith’s original heirloom was simply called “Kunai” until later renamed to Hope’s Dusk.
  • Wraith, Revenant, and Crypto currently have multiple Heirloom Sets.
  • Ash sometimes feeds her rat a morsel of cheese during an inspect of Strongest Link.
  • Seer occasionally sketches brand logos (with “Pariah” crossed out) on a tablet during Showstoppers’ inspect.
  • Crypto’s Durumi Blade was the first new set since Wraith’s Hope’s Dusk to be sold outside an event, and it uniquely includes a finisher.

Wraith Heirloom Render 3D render of Wraith’s heirloom.

Octane Heirloom Render 3D render of Octane’s heirloom.

See Also

Mythic Store, Collection Events, and Prestige Skins for other Mythic-grade cosmetics.

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