Apex Legends: How to Get Heirloom Shards (& All Heirlooms)

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Everything you need to know about Heirloom Shards in Apex Legends

Co-authored by Glenn Carreau

Last Updated: May 15, 2024 Fact Checked

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• Getting Heirloom Shards
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• What are Heirloom Shards?
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• All Heirlooms

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Are you looking to collect more Heirlooms—the most unique items and Prestige skins in Apex Legends? You’ll need Heirloom Shards to unlock Heirlooms, and we’re here to help you get as many Shards as possible. There are several ways to get Heirloom Shards in Apex, from opening Apex packs to attending Collection Events. In this guide, we’ll cover every method you can use to collect Shards and unlock Heirlooms, and introduce you to every available Heirloom!

Gathering Heirloom Shards: Quick Tips

Collect Heirloom Shards by opening Apex packs, which you can earn by leveling up, ranking up in the Battle Pass, and buying them with Apex Coins. You can also earn Shards (and Heirloom items) during Collection Events, which occur when a new Heirloom becomes available.

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Section 1 of 3:

Getting Heirloom Shards

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   Earn and open up Apex packs to find Heirloom Shards. Heirloom Shards are normally found in Apex Packs (though each pack only has about a 1% chance of containing Heirloom Shards). In each pack that contains Shards, you’ll get 150 Heirloom Shards in total. Collect packs in a few different ways, including:

   • Leveling up. As you gain experience points, you’ll continually level up in the game. This is the only way to earn Apex packs that won’t cost extra money.
   • Ranking up in the Battle Pass. The game’s premium Battle Pass costs extra but unlocks various rewards (including Apex packs) as you rank up.
   • Buying packs with Apex Coins. If you don’t want to wait to get Apex packs, buy them from the store with Apex Coins (which can be purchased with real money or earned with the Battle Pass).
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   Collect at least 500 Apex Packs to be guaranteed Heirloom Shards. Respawn has a mercy timer installed that ensures you can’t open 500 Apex Packs without getting Heirloom Shards. So, if all else fails, just keep collecting Apex Packs—because you’ll definitely earn Shards by the 500th, although odds are you’ll get more along the way.

   • Consider counting your Apex packs as you earn them to track how close you are to getting more Heirloom Shards. You could even use an online tracker.
   • You could also save up your Apex packs until you have 500 and open them all at once.
   • Keep in mind that if you have all current Heirlooms, you can’t collect more shards until there’s a new one available.
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   Participate in Collection Events to get Shards and Heirlooms. Collection Events are 2-week-long events held whenever a new Heirloom is released. Every event offers 24 new cosmetics (including 12 epics and 12 legendaries), and when you buy all of them, you can unlock the new Heirloom, too.

   • If an event doesn’t offer a mythic end-game item, you can earn Heirloom Shards instead by completing it.
   • During events, Heirloom Shards can be obtained from special event packs—but they won’t replace items in the pack. You’ll receive Heirloom Shards and special themed items.
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Section 2 of 3:

What are Heirloom Shards?

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   Heirloom Shards are a rare currency in Apex Legends. The Shards are used to buy cosmetics, specifically, the most unique cosmetics in the game, called Heirlooms. Wrath’s Kunai, the first Heirloom, was secretly added to the game, and players could find it by opening loot ticks. Over time, as developers made more Heirlooms, they added Heirloom Shards so players could pick and purchase the Heirlooms they wanted.

   • Most Heirloom items have a unique banner pose and special voice line.

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All Heirlooms

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   There is currently a wide variety of Heirlooms available. Apex typically releases a single new Heirloom per season and a single Prestige skin. There are currently over 20 Heirlooms available, with Heirloom Weapons featuring special animations and Prestige skins unlocking new variants of an item as you deal damage with it. They include:

   • Universal - Cobalt Katar. This is the first universal Heirloom introduced to Apex—one that all legends can equip.
   • Ash - Strongest Link. A pair of nunchucks with the Killer Skill banner pose and the intro quip: "Your death will come with speed and precision. That is the skill of a Pilot."
   • Bangalore - Cold Steel. Pilot’s knife with the No Gun, No Problem banner pose and the intro quip: "Hope you’re not afraid to get your hands dirty.”
   • Bloodhound - Raven’s Bite. Axe with the Glory Hound banner pose and the intro quip: "I honor those who’ve risen, not those who’ve fallen.”
   • Caustic - Death Hammer. A two-handed hammer with the Hammer Time banner pose and the intro quip: "I look forward to getting my hands on you.”
   • Crypto - Biwon Blade. A Jikdo with the No Escape banner pose and the intro quip: “I’ll find you.”
   • Crypto - Durumi Blade. A blade with the Tranquility banner pose and Fatal Error finisher.
   • Fuse - Razor’s Edge. An electric guitar with the Power Chord banner pose and intro quip: “This one goes out to all the fine folks back home. Salvo, how ya bloody doin' tonight?”
   • Gibraltar - War Club. A hatchet with the Like a Rock banner pose and intro quip: “When this is over, they'll all know the name 'Gibraltar.’”
   • Horizon - Gravity Maw. A small mace with the Scientific Method banner pose and intro quip: When you see me, you'll know it's the end. Or a new beginning. It's all relative, really.”
   • Lifeline - Shock Sticks. Defibrillator drumsticks with the Shock Sticks banner pose and intro quip: “Check yo self - or wreck yo self. (laugh)”
   • Loba - Garra de Alanza. Collapsible fan with the Trazer de Volta banner pose and intro quip: “I'm in a class of my own.”
   • Mirage - Too Much Witt. A golden trophy (of Mirage) with the You Really Love Me banner pose and intro quip: “Excited to see you all in the ring. Don’t worry, there’s plenty of ‘me’ to go around.”
   • Octane - Butterfly Knife. Knife with the Spin and Flick banner pose and intro quip: “Run fast. Hit fast. Win fast.”
   • Pathfinder - Boxing Gloves. Blue boxing gloves with the Lights Out banner pose and kill quip: “Did you see how great I was? I did all kinds of really amazing moves... are you listening?”
   • Rampart - Problem Solver. Electric wrench with the Wrench in Your Plan banner pose and intro quip: “I make things by hand and kill things by hand.”
   • Revenant - Dead Man’s Curve. A two-handed scythe with the No Escape banner pose and intro quip: “You don't want to see this up close, skin bag.”
   • Revenant - Death Grip. A weapon skin with the Soul Sacrifice banner frame and Fight Your Demons emote.
   • Seer - Showstoppers. A pair of sickles with the Grand Finale banner pose and intro quip: “My heart beats stronger with each challenge I overcome."
   • Valkyrie Set - Suzaku. A Yari spear with the Angel’s Arrival banner pose and intro quip: “This little viper's got her mom's fangs."
   • Wattson - Energy Reader. A device with the Handled with Care banner pose and intro quip: “Try as you might, you can't Kilowatt...son."
   • Wraith - Kunai. A black kunai with the Fearless banner pose and intro quip: You know what I look like - come find me."
   • Wraith - Hope’s Dawn. A weapon skin with the Hope’s Dawn banner frame and Practice Makes Perfect emote.
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