Respawn Reveals Why There’s No Heirloom in the Apex Legends x Cyberpunk Event

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The Apex Legends x Cyberpunk Event runs from July 14 to August 4, 2026, and it is stacked. You are getting a full E-District takeover dressed up like Night City, two new Cyberware mods in Wildcard, a Cyberpsychosis system that can strip your weapons mid-fight, eight Legend skins, eight weapon skins, and the headline act, the Mythic Skippy Alternator.

But no Heirloom. And for a lot of longtime players, an heirloom is the crown jewel of any big collection event.

According to devs, mythic weapons are just really expensive to make. The developers reportedly noted that a single Mythic weapon eats up roughly the same time and resources as making around one and a half skins. When you frame it that way, you start to understand the tradeoff they were working with.

Mythic Weapons are expensive to produce

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The Skippy Alternator is not your typical reskin. Instead, this is a Mythic weapon built entirely around an existing character, complete with reactive voice lines, animated dialogue, two selectable personalities in Puppy Loving Pacifist and Stone Cold Killer, and an upgrade path through Exotic Shards that unlocks new visuals, ordnance skins, and knock effects.

[Dev Insight] Why Cyberpunk x Apex Event has no Heirloom

• Respawn says Mythic weapons take a lot of time and resources to make

• Creating one Mythic weapon is like making around 1.5 skins

That’s why the event does not include an Heirloom. pic.twitter.com/rKLW7qiU8z

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Respawn’s own art team has talked about how Skippy was a first-of-its-kind challenge, since they had never built a Mythic weapon around a pre-existing personality before. Layer in the animation work, the audio, and the tiered upgrades, and you can see why the team is describing it as one of the most interactive Mythics the game has ever shipped.

So when the devs say a Mythic weapon is like making roughly 1.5 skins, they are not exaggerating for effect. That budget has to come from somewhere, and in this case, it went into making Skippy feel alive rather than tacking on a separate Heirloom just to check a box.

No Heirloom, but the Event Is Far From Light on Content

If you were worried this crossover would feel thin without an Heirloom, relax. The content list is honestly one of the deepest Apex has done for a collab. The Cyberpunk Collection brings a stacked cast of Edgerunners and 2077 skins, with Axle as Lucy, Sparrow as David, Rampart as Rebecca, Gibraltar as Royce, Ash as Lizzy Wizzy, Loba as Panam, plus fresh looks for Lifeline and Crypto.

On the gameplay side, Sandevistan gives you those quick chainable dashes, Blackwall Breach lets you phase through the Net and pop an EMP that cracks enemy shields, and the Cyberpsychosis mechanic adds a genuine risk-reward layer that changes how fights play out. That is real gameplay identity, not just a coat of neon paint.

So the Heirloom is missing, sure, but the resources clearly went into making the rest of the event hit harder

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