Skins are a game mechanic in Stick War: Legacy and Stick Empires that allows you to cosmetically alter units. In Stick War: Legacy, the skins provide a buff.
Stick Empires
In Stick Empires, Skins (otherwise known as Items) are bought by Empire Coins in the Armory. These are grouped into Weapons, Armor (Armor in-game), and Miscellaneous (Misc in-game).
Each weapon is an item that must be bought separately
Variants
Order
Miner
Weapons
The default pickaxe available to Miners is a simple iron one.
• The second pickaxe is a pickaxe made up of stone.
• The third pickaxe available to Miners is a hammer, presumably meant to break rocks. This hammer is available for 75 Empire Coins.
• The fourth pickaxe available to Miners is a pickaxe made of ice. The ice pickaxe is available for 100 Empire Coins.
• The fifth pickaxe available to Miners has a head that is less prominent on one side compared to the other. This pickaxe is available for 100 Empire Coins.
• The sixth pickaxe available to Miners is a "nature" one with a wooden handle with leaves and a stone head. The nature pickaxe costs 100 Empire Coins.
• The seventh pickaxe available to Miners is a gold one with red bindings to attach the head to the handle. The gold pickaxe costs 175 Empire Coins