5 best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends

best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends
Best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends (Image via Respawn Entertainment)

It's an unfortunate reality that there exist pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends. These purchasable cosmetics provide players with additional benefits when equipped with their respective weapons, especially when it comes to enhancing the vision cone when aiming-down-sights. Iron sights in Apex Legends are known to be horrendous, and naturally, Respawn Entertainment has found a way to monetize cosmetics by providing them with unfair benefits.

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That said, it's essential for you to know the best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends to improve your game. You cannot always depend on getting optics during your matchups, and in such cases, the weapons you use should have a good iron-sight.

To achieve that, we have curated a list of the 5 best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends. This list includes weapon skins that can be unlocked using Crafting Metals only. Players need not spend real currency in getting their hands on these weapon skins. Read below to know more.

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Editor's note: The contents of this article are subjective and solely feature the writer's own opinion. Furthermore, the article has been updated to feature the latest balance changes incorporated with the Apex Legends Takeover patch on February 11, 2025.

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Death Ray Wingman, Kill Switch R-99, and other best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends

A majority of the best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends have been traditionally locked under the game's Battle Pass. Popular picks, such as the Heat Sink Flatline, Cutting Edge R-99, Zero Point R-99, and Precision Caliber Wingman, are no longer available for purchase.

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This list names the most overpowered skins in Apex, which you can purchase using Crafting Metals or Apex Coins. The former can be collected by progressing through the game and opening up Apex Packs along the way.


1) Death Ray Wingman

Death Ray Wingman (Image via Respawn Entertainment)
Death Ray Wingman (Image via Respawn Entertainment)

The Wingman is the strongest pistol in the game. However, it features one of the worst iron sights in the game. To avoid this inconvenience, you can opt for the Death Ray Wingman skin, which is undoubtedly amongst the best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends.

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This hand cannon is simply one of the best weapons in-game, and it's essential for you to craft this skin to have improved performance. The default Wingman sights are absolutely horrendous, and with the Death Ray, and its recolored counterparts, i.e., The Sunburst, Red Rocket, Dismantler, and the Merciless Wing, we believe the improved vision cone provided by these skins are well worth the money.

Price: 1200 Crafting Metals / 1800 Apex Coins

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2) Kill Switch R-99

Kill Switch R-99 skin (Image via Respawn Entertainment and YouTube/@Mok3ysnip3r)
Kill Switch R-99 skin (Image via Respawn Entertainment and YouTube/@Mok3ysnip3r)

The Kill Switch R-99 is one of the best pay-to-win skins available for this light-ammo SMG. Unlike its traditional weapon model, the Kill Switch features a more open iron-sight preview, offering players a better line-of-sight on their enemies with the R-99 SMG.

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The Kill Switch also has certain recolored variants, which provide a similar advantage. These are Totally Gnarly R-99, The Unloader R-99, and the Outlands Avalanche R-99.

Price: 1200 Crafting Metals / 1800 Apex Coins


3) Teal Zeal Flatline

Teal Zeal Flatline (Image via Respawn Entertainment)
Teal Zeal Flatline (Image via Respawn Entertainment)

The Teal Zeal Flatline is one of the best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends. It shares a cosmetic appearance similar to that of the popular pay-to-win Battle Pass variants, Heat Sink and Heavy Metal.

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Unlike the traditional closed-up iron sight pattern, the Teal Zeal offers a wider POV of what's in front, along with a cleaner reticle. It is in a league of its own when compared to other Flatline skins.

This skin is not available perennially in the store. If you're lucky, you'll find it appearing in your monthly store or possibly during a random Store Event.

Price: 1800 Apex Coins


4) Wild West 30-30 Repeater

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Wild West 30-30 Repeater (Image via Respawn Entertainment and YouTube/@Mok3ysnip3r)
Wild West 30-30 Repeater (Image via Respawn Entertainment and YouTube/@Mok3ysnip3r)

The Wild West 30-30 Repeater skin significantly cuts down on the chunky pieces of the weapon's body, providing players with a clean reticle. Players avoid using this Marksman weapon without an optic because of its crowded iron sights.

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However, with the Wild West 30-30 Repeater and its other variant, The Bullet Train, you will see significant improvement in your aiming mechanic, making it one of the best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends.

These base Legendary Skins will be available in the craftable weapon skin tab for the 30-30 Repeater.

Price: 1200 Crafting Metals / 1800 Apex Coins


5) Lone Star Peacekeeper

Lone Star Peacekeeper (Image via Respawn Entertainment and YouTube/@Mok3ysnip3r)
Lone Star Peacekeeper (Image via Respawn Entertainment and YouTube/@Mok3ysnip3r)

The Lone Star Peacekeeper is a base Legendary cosmetic that players can craft from the default skin-crafting menu. Similar to the aforementioned weapons, this skin provides better optics, allowing players to deal accurate and fully choked shotgun pumps against the enemy.

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The embedded image showcases the drastic difference between the Peacekeeper's base skin variant and the Lone Star, making it one of the best pay-to-win weapon skins in Apex Legends.

Price: 1200 Crafting Metals / 1800 Apex Coins


That's everything that you need to know about the 5 best pay-to-win skins in Apex Legends. Though this list has been curated by considering all possible pros and cons, this list is not exhaustive at all. If you find skins that aid you more in-game, we urge you to save up Crafting Metals to unlock them.

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