Apex Legends Updates Wraith’s Heirloom With New Animations for Season 16

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Following the release of Season 16 of Apex Legends, players have discovered that Respawn secretly updated Wraith’s Heirloom. Over the last four years, Apex Legends has added a number of unique cosmetics for the many characters in the battle royale. However, Wraith’s Kunai Knife stands out as it was the original Heirloom made available at the game’s launch.

While Respawn often adds new cosmetics for Apex Legends players to purchase and collect, the most prestigious of these are Heirlooms for most players. These collectible cosmetics change the appearance of Legends' melee weapons and are displayed when players holster their guns. In addition to looking cool, they are made even more special due to how hard they are to acquire, as players need Heirloom Shards to unlock them.

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With the launch of Season 16, Apex Legends players have noticed changes made to Wraith’s Heirloom. Specifically, it has a collection of new animations that can play when inspecting the melee weapon. These unique animations were recently highlighted in a YouTube video created by Apex Legends content creator, The Gaming Merchant.

The first animation in the YouTube video showed Wraith throwing her Kunai Knife into the air, where it disappeared into the void before returning several seconds later. Following this animation, the Legend proceeded to open a folder showing what appeared to be Wattson's case file, along with a picture of her and Wattson pinned to the top of the document. In addition, there was a note that read, “My favorite ghost,” which was likely a reference to a time in the Apex Legends lore when Wattson thought Wraith was a ghost. Beyond these impressive animations, there was one that had