Heirloom
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Apex Legends content
This article concerns the subject and the content related to it in Apex Legends. For the subject in Apex Legends Mobile, see Signature Weapons. |
Heirlooms are Mythic-tier cosmetic items that change the skin of your melee weapon in Apex Legends. They typically come in sets that include a banner pose, an 
Intro Quip, and a melee weapon skin, though some feature a 
Kill Quip, Banner Frame or Emote.
Typically, one new Heirloom Set is released per Season in a Collection Event, though there are exceptions. During the Collection Event, the Heirloom Set can be obtained by collecting all 24 items of the event's collection set. Once the Collection Event is over, the Heirloom Set is moved into the Mythic Store where it can be purchased using 150 
Heirloom Shards.
Information
Each 
Apex Pack has a less than 1%[1] chance of dropping 150 Heirloom Shards, which can then be used in the Mythic Store to buy an Heirloom Set of choice. A pack that contains Heirloom Shards is not consumed after being opened.
If a player opens 499 packs without getting any shards, 150 is guaranteed on the 500th pack. However, more shards cannot be acquired if all Heirloom Sets are already owned.
When a player knocks someone or gets a kill with an heirloom, the usual "[Melee]" in the kill feed is replaced with "[<Heirloom name> Melee]."
Heirloom Sets
Wraith's Sets
Hope's Dusk
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Fearless
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Hope's Dusk - A black kunai with a glowing purple edge. Also causes small portals to appear with any melee attack.
- An Intro Quip: "You know what I look like - come find me."
This set was available since the game's launch.
Hope's Dawn
The set contains:
- A Banner Frame: Hope's Blossom
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Hope's Dawn
- An Emote: Practice Makes Perfect
This set was made available during the 
Imperial Guard Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Imperial Guard Collection set was given this automatically.
Bloodhound's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Glory Hound
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Raven's Bite - An axe with raven detailing and a glowing red edge.
- An Intro Quip: "I honor those who've risen, not those who've fallen."
This set was made available during the 
Iron Crown Collection Event for 
3,500 after completing the Iron Crown Collection set.
Lifeline's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Shock Sticks
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Shock Sticks - A pair of defibrillator drumsticks with Lifeline deco on it. Also causes lightning sparks when swinging.
- An Intro Quip: "Check yo self - or wreck yo self. (laugh)"
This set was made available during the 
Fight or Fright Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Fight or Fright Collection set was given this automatically.
Pathfinder's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Lights Out
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Boxing Gloves - A pair of blue boxing gloves with screens on them, depicting Pathfinder’s emotions from the screen in his chest. Screen changes to a heart-face emoji when running.
- A Kill Quip: "Did you see how great I was? I did all kinds of really amazing moves... are you listening?"
This set was made available during the 
Holo-Day Bash Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Holo-Day Bash Collection set was given this automatically.
Octane's Sets
Butterfly Knife
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Spin and Flick
- A Melee weapon skin: Butterfly Knife - A butterfly knife filled with Octane's signature Stim, and a needle that can inject it into his body.
- An Intro Quip: "Run fast. Hit fast. Win fast."
This set was made available during the 
System Override Collection Event. Anyone who completed the System Override Collection set was given this automatically.
Octane's Prototype
The set contains:
- A Banner Frame: Fabricator
- A Melee weapon skin: Octane's Prototype
- A Finisher: Over Stimulated
This set was made available during the 
Inner Beast Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Inner Beast Collection set was given this automatically.
Mirage's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: You Really Love Me
- A Melee weapon skin: Too Much Witt - A golden trophy of himself for "Best Competitor in a Battle Royale - Based on skill, but mostly looks."
- An Intro Quip: "Excited to see you all in the ring. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of ‘mes’ to go around."
This set was made available during the 
Lost Treasures Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Lost Treasures Collection set was given this automatically.
Caustic's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Hammer Time
- A Melee weapon skin: Death Hammer - A two-handed hammer with a skull at the back equipped with Nox gas, which emit when hitting.
- An Intro Quip: "I look forward to getting my hands on you."
This set was made available during the 
Aftermarket Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Aftermarket Collection set was given this automatically.
Gibraltar's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Like a Rock
- A Melee weapon skin: War Club - A hatchet with glowing fire-like elements given to Gibraltar from his ex-boyfriend, Nik.
- An Intro Quip: "When this is over, they'll all know the name 'Gibraltar.'"
This set was made available during the 
Fight Night Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Fight Night Collection set was given this automatically.
Bangalore's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: No Gun, No Problem
- A Melee weapon skin: Cold Steel - A Pilot's knife with glowing gold elements.
- An Intro Quip: "Hope you're not afraid to get your hands dirty"
This set was made available during the 
Chaos Theory Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Chaos Theory Collection set was given this automatically.
Revenant's Sets
Dead Man's Curve
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: No Escape
- A Melee weapon skin: Dead Man's Curve - A two-handed scythe with an extendable blade that glows. Also creates particles when hitting.
- An Intro Quip: "You don't want to see this up close, skin bag."
This set was made available during the 
Genesis Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Genesis Collection set was given this automatically.
Death Grip
The set contains:
- A Banner Frame: Soul Sacrifice
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Death Grip
- An Emote: Fight Your Demons
This set was made available during the 
Death Dynasty Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Death Dynasty Collection set was given this automatically.
Rampart's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Wrench In Your Plan
- A Melee weapon skin: Problem Solver - An electric wrench with a gumball dispenser.
- A Intro Quip: "I make things by hand, and kill things by hand."
This set was introduced during the 
Evolution Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Evolution Collection set was given this automatically.
Wattson's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Handled With Care
- A Melee weapon skin: Energy Reader - A hand-held device that has four electric prongs at the end and a digital screen.
- A Intro Quip: "Try as you might, you can't Kilowatt...son."
This set was introduced during the 
Raiders Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Raiders Collection set was given this automatically.
Crypto's Sets
Biwon Blade
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: No Escape
- A Melee weapon skin: Biwon Blade - A green and white collapsible high-tech Korean Jikdo.
- An Intro Quip: "I'll find you."
This set was introduced during the 
Warriors Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Warriors Collection set was given this automatically.
Durumi Blade
The set contains:
- A Banner Frame: Tranquility
- A Melee weapon skin: Durumi Blade
- A Finisher: Fatal Error
Valkyrie's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Angel's Arrival
- A Melee weapon skin: Suzaku - A Japanese yari spear whose blade is emblazoned with the design of a bird.
- An Intro Quip: "This little viper's got her mom's fangs."
This set was introduced during the 
Awakening Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Awakening Collection set was given this automatically.
Loba's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Trazer de Volta
- A Melee weapon skin: Garra de Alanza - A collapsible fan with blades at the end.
- An Intro Quip: "I'm in a class of my own."
This set was introduced during the 
Beast of Prey Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Beast of Prey Collection was given this automatically.
Seer's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Grand Finale
- A Melee weapon skin: Showstoppers - A pair of high-tech sickles with Seer's signature micro-drones built into them.
- An Intro Quip: "My heart beats stronger with each challenge I overcome."
This set was introduced during the 
Spellbound Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Spellbound Collection was given this automatically.
Ash's Set
The set contains:
- A Banner Pose: Killer Skill
- A Melee weapon skin: Strongest Link -
- An Intro Quip: "Your death will come with speed and precision. That is the skill of a Pilot."
This set was introduced during the 
Sun Squad Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Sun Squad Collection was given this automatically.
Horizon's Set
The set contains:
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Gravity Maw
- A Banner Pose: Scientific Method
- An Intro Quip: "When you see me, you'll know it's the end. Or a new beginning. It's all relative, really.".
This set was introduced during the 
Dressed to Kill Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Dressed to Kill Collection was given this automatically.
Fuse's Set
The set contains:
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Razor's Edge
- A Banner Pose: Power Chord
- An Intro Quip: "This one goes out to all the fine folks back home. Salvo, how ya bloody doin' tonight?".
This set was introduced during the 
Harbingers Collection Event. Anyone who completed the Harbingers Collection was given this automatically.
Apex Artifacts
Apex Artifacts are Mythic-rarity Melee Weapon skins which, unlike normal heirlooms, can be used with all Legends. They do not come in a set.
Buster Sword R5
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Buster Sword R5
This skin was introduced during the 
Apex Legends & FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Event. It could be obtained from Event Packs with a <1% chance, or as a guaranteed reward for collecting all event items.
Cobalt Katar
- A Melee Weapon Skin: Cobalt Katar
This skin was introduced during the 
Shadow Society Event. It could be obtained from Event Packs with a <1% chance, or as a guaranteed reward for collecting all event items.
Death Box Skins
One-Winged Angel
- A Death Box Skin: One-Winged Angel
This skin was introduced during the Apex Legends & FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH Event. Anyone who completed the FFVII Collection was given this automatically.
Cobalt
- A Death Box Skin: Cobalt
This skin was introduced during the Shadow Society Event. Anyone who completed the Shadow Society Collection was given this automatically.
Release order
In general, 1 Heirloom Set is released per season. According to former game director Chad Grenier, the order is largely based on which Heirloom idea generates the most excitement among the team.[2]
| Legend | Release order | Heirloom order | Wait duration |
|---|---|---|---|
 Bloodhound
|
Original 1–8 | 2 (2) | 190 days |
 Gibraltar
|
8 (8) | 701 days | |
 Lifeline
|
3 (3) | 253 days | |
 Pathfinder
|
4 (4) | 311 days | |
 Wraith
|
1 (1) | 0 days | |
| 17 (1) | 1492 days (+1492) | ||
 Bangalore
|
9 (9) | 764 days | |
 Caustic
|
7 (7) | 610 days | |
 Mirage
|
6 (6) | 505 days | |
 Octane
|
9 | 5 (5) | 350 days |
| 22 (5) | 1815 (+360) | ||
 Wattson
|
10 | 12 (12) | 889 days |
 Crypto
|
11 | 13 (13) | 910 days |
 Revenant
|
12 | 10 (10) | 511 days |
| 20 (2) | 1281 days (+770) | ||
 Loba
|
13 | 15 (15) | 861 days |
 Rampart
|
14 | 11 (11) | 392 days |
 Horizon
|
15 | 19 (18) | 958 days |
 Fuse
|
16 | 21 (19) | 959 days |
 Valkyrie
|
17 | 14 (14) | 413 days |
 Seer
|
18 | 16 (16) | 525 days |
 Ash
|
19 | 18 (17) | 511 days |
 Mad Maggie
|
20 | ✕ | ✕ |
 Newcastle
|
21 | ✕ | ✕ |
 Vantage
|
22 | ✕ | ✕ |
 Catalyst
|
23 | ✕ | ✕ |
 Ballistic
|
24 | ✕ | ✕ |
 Conduit
|
25 | ✕ | ✕ |
| File:Portrait Alter square.png Alter | 26 | ✕ | ✕ |
() is for the original Heirlooms.
() is for the recolors.
Origins
- Wraith's Hope's Dusk was given to her by the Voidwalker to assist in her escape of the ARES Division facility she was kept in.[3]
- The Raven's Bite was previously owned by Artur, Bloodhound's uncle. He gave it to them to complete a rite of initiation in his tribe, and they retained ownership of the axe after his death.[4]
- Gibraltar's War Club is a Māori weapon known as a patu. It was created or commissioned by his ex-boyfriend, Nik, as a gift.[5]
- Cold Steel is a data knife previously owned by IMC Lieutenant Scryer. After Scryer's death during an attack on a settlement on the island of Storm Point, it was taken by Bangalore as a trophy.[6]
- The Garra de Alanza is based on a fan previously owned by Alanza Andrade. The fan was reclaimed from an auction house on Psamathe by Loba and Jaime in 2726. Loba later created the Garra de Alanza as a weaponized replica.
- The Strongest Link was originally owned by Newton Somers, who was inspired by Ashleigh Reid's training with them. He begged his godmother, Lillian Peck, to buy them for him, but gave up on his training after hitting himself in the face twice. Before joining the research team for Project Iris, he gave them to Reid.[7]
- The Razor's Edge was rebuilt from Fuse's broken guitar, as an anniversary gift from Bloodhound.
- The origins of Lifeline's Shock Sticks are unknown. They are likely based on her time spent as a drummer in the punk band The Flyer Liars.
- The origins of Pathfinder's Boxing Gloves are unknown. They are likely based on his encounter with former police lieutenant and boxer Victor Maldera.[8]
- The origins of Octane's Butterfly Knife are unknown. He was seen playing with, and injuring himself with, the knife during the events of Family Portrait.[9]
- The origins of Octane's Prototype are unknown. From the
Inheritence transition, it can be assumed that it is a prototype of Octane's original Butterfly Knife with an experimental variant of Stim inside
- The origins of Octane's Prototype are unknown. From the
- The origins of Caustic's Death Hammer and Revenant's Dead Man's Curve are unknown. Both were seen wielding their respective weapons during the events of The Legacy Antigen.[10][11]
- The origins of Wattson's Energy Reader is unknown. She was seen using the device during the events of Trouble in Paradise.[12]
- The origins of Seer's Showstoppers are unknown. He was seen using them in an Arenas match in the Reflections of the Moon quest in
Season 15. - The origins of Mirage's Too Much Witt, Rampart's Problem Solver, Crypto's Biwon Blade, Valkyrie's Suzaku and Horizon's Gravity Maw are unknown.
- The origin's of Revenant's Death Grip, Wraith's Hope's Dawn, and Crypto's Durumi Blade are unknown.
- Pathfinder's Boxing Gloves heirloom set is the only heirloom set to instead include a Kill Quip rather than an Intro Quip.
History
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Trivia
- Hope's Dusk has "QUIETO" written on it. The meaning is an Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish word that means "still" or "Quiet".
- Mirage wears his goggles if he equips Too Much Witt.
- He also occasionally hits his opponents with a pork chop or does an eye poke while attacking.
- The trophy's description is a reference to the live-action performance that happened during The Game Awards of 2019.[13]
- In his You Really Love Me Banner Pose, he will smile while posing with the trophy with certain skins.
- In one of Death Hammer's weapon inspections, a spider, Scarabaeidae Arachnia, appears. The toxic substance used in Caustic's
Nox Gas Trap and 
Nox Gas Grenade is harvested from this spider.[14] The spider also appears during the Fight or Fright events. - Initially, "Heirloom" was also the name of the red item rarity, the highest one in the game. Even non-Heirloom red items, such as Supply Drop Weapons, were described as "Heirloom Tier."[15] The rarity was renamed to "Mythic" following the addition of Prestige Skins.
- The War Club inspect animations include an inspection where Gibraltar inspects at his gun shield, which is the first time a Legend has inspected an item other than their Heirloom when having the Heirloom equipped.
- Pathfinder's Heirloom set is the only one that contains a Kill Quip instead of an Intro Quip.
- The Problem Solver has an attack animation that lets Rampart hit enemies with Octane's prosthetic leg.
- Wattson will smile if she equips the Energy Reader.
- When the Suzaku is equipped, Valkyrie will rarely melee attack with the helmet of her father, Viper. We hope his head was removed beforehand.
- The helmet will also appear in one of the inspect animations, where, referring to the inanimate object as "dad," Valkyrie apologizes that she is out to make her own legacy. She also opens the helmet in this animation, fortunately debunking the worries above.
- Rarely, Loba will strike with a Revenant head while using the Garra de Alanza. This, along with Rampart rarely striking the target with Octane's leg, are the only animations that borrow a part of another Legend.
- Wraith's first Heirloom was known as the Kunai until
Season 16. - Wraith and Revenant are the only Legends to have multiple Heirloom Sets.
- Inspecting Ash's Strongest Link will sometimes cause her to hold her rat and feed it a piece of cheese.
- An additional animation has her receive a voicemail from Pathfinder, but cut it off mid-way out of annoyance.
- Inspecting Seer's Showstoppers will sometimes cause him to pull out a tablet and draw various logo styles of his name. The name "Pariah" is scribbled out, referencing Seer's development name.
- The animation has a rare chance of drawing Loba with her Garra de Alanza lying next to her.
- Revenant is the only Legend to have received more than one Heirloom Set in a single Season, the Death Grip heirloom and Apex Nightmare Prestige Skin.
- Crypto's Durumi Blade set is the first Heirloom set since Wraith's Hope's Dusk to be sold outside of an event.
- It is also the first Heirloom set to include a finisher.
Gallery
- Images
![3D Render of Wraith's Heirloom.[16]](/images/thumb/9/97/ConceptArt_Corwin_Paradinha_Wraith_Heirloom.jpg/150px-ConceptArt_Corwin_Paradinha_Wraith_Heirloom.jpg)
3D Render of Wraith's Heirloom.[16]
3D Render of Octane's Heirloom.
![Concept Art for Lifeline's. heirloom.[17]](/images/thumb/5/5b/ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Lifeline_Heirloom.jpg/150px-ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Lifeline_Heirloom.jpg)
Concept Art for Lifeline's. heirloom.[17]
![Concept Art for Gibraltar's heirloom.[18]](/images/thumb/2/2d/ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Gibraltar_Heirloom.jpg/150px-ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Gibraltar_Heirloom.jpg)
Concept Art for Gibraltar's heirloom.[18]
![Concept Art for Caustic's heirloom.[19]](/images/thumb/7/74/ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Caustic_Heirloom.jpg/150px-ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Caustic_Heirloom.jpg)
Concept Art for Caustic's heirloom.[19]
![3D Render of Wraith's Heirloom.[16]](/wiki/File:ConceptArt_Corwin_Paradinha_Wraith_Heirloom.jpg)
![Concept Art for Lifeline's. heirloom.[17]](/wiki/File:ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Lifeline_Heirloom.jpg)
![Concept Art for Gibraltar's heirloom.[18]](/wiki/File:ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Gibraltar_Heirloom.jpg)
![Concept Art for Caustic's heirloom.[19]](/wiki/File:ConceptArt_Kevin_Neal_Caustic_Heirloom.jpg)
See Also
References
- ↑ Apex Legends FAQ
- ↑ Official Apex Legends: Legacy Update AMA with the Respawn Team
- ↑ Stories from the Outlands - Voidwalker
- ↑ Stories from the Outlands - The Old Ways
- ↑ Family Portrait Page 4 - "The Blame Game"
- ↑ Stories from the Outlands - Gridiron
- ↑ Weekend Warriors Chapter 3 - "Remnants of Affection"
- ↑ Stories from the Outlands - Fight Night
- ↑ Family Portrait Page 1 - "Requiem for a Smiley Face"
- ↑ The Legacy Antigen Part 8 - "Abandonment Issues"
- ↑ The Legacy Antigen Epilogue
- ↑ Trouble in Paradise Chapter 6 - "One Last Piece"
- ↑ Mirage’s Holo-Day Bash Apex Legends Winter Event World Premiere Trailer | The Game Awards 2019
- ↑ Extra Stories - Death Certificate
- ↑ SEASON 6 PATCH NOTES
- ↑ Corwin paradinha on Artstation
- ↑ Kevin Neal on Artstation
- ↑ Kevin Neal on Artstation
- ↑ Kevin Neal on Artstation
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