Why Apex Legends Players Prefer Heirlooms Over Prestige Skins

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Red-tier (or Mythic-tier) cosmetics are the highest-rated items in Apex Legends that players can get to customize their characters' appearances. Bought using Heirloom Shards, players can attain these sought-after cosmetics in one of two ways. They can either get lucky by opening a normal Apex pack, or they can purchase all the cosmetics in the Collection Event tied to a specific Mythic Set. Buying all the cosmetics in a single Collection Event isn't cheap; and since no Collection Event has ever had a rerun in Apex Legends, fans would be better off hoping to get lucky by opening an Apex Pack.

Mythic-tier cosmetics used to consist of only Heirloom Sets, but have since included Prestige Skins — appearances for Legends that evolve when enough damage is accumulated. Bloodhound is currently the only character with a Prestige Skin, having been introduced during Apex Legends' Third Anniversary Collection Event. However, the cosmetics' lackluster design and the unimpressive finisher at the third-tier evolution have given players incentive to save their Heirloom Shards for an Heirloom Set instead.

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To understand why Apex Legends players prefer Heirloom Sets over Prestige Skins, one must look at what each pack includes. Opening a Prestige Skin pack starts players off with just one skin that can be leveled up two more times to change its appearance. Bloodhound's Prestige Skin evolvesto its second tier once players accumulate 30,000 damage, and its third tier at 100,000 damage. Players can freely swap between any of the skin tiers they have unlocked, allowing for three alternate skins in total. Unlocking the final tier also rewards players with a special finisher that can be used to