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Icons Avatar Guide: Fifteen Legends, Told in Symbols

Photon Phil — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Photon Phil — Icons · Mythic, 200 Muse Coins

An icons avatar does not need a portrait. The Icons collection on AllTheMuse holds fifteen of them under the tagline “Fifteen legends, told in symbols.” — each Muse wearing a tee printed with the symbol of a world-changing legend, plus a matching emblem cap: an equation circled by an atom, boxing gloves with a butterfly and a bee, a sketch-style flying machine, a swirling starry night. No portraits and no names of the legends themselves — just the ideas that changed everything. New to the idea? Start with what is a Muse avatar?, then meet the fifteen.

The Full Roster: Fifteen Legends in Symbols

The room holds exactly 15 Muses, and prices follow the standard rarity ladder, spread across five tiers: one Mythic at 200 coins, two Legendaries at 150, four Epics at 100, four Rares at 75, and four Commons at 50. Bought one by one the full room totals 1,400 Muse Coins; the bundle unlocks all fifteen at once for 350 — the bundle math is at the end of this guide.

Capped Muses are numbered editions — when a cap fills, that Muse is gone for good. Commons carry no cap, so they never sell out. At the time of writing, every capped Icons Muse is still at zero claimed, so the whole edition run is still open. Every Muse below is pictured in this guide, and every price was checked against the live collection before this post was written.

Moonshot Mel — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Moonshot Mel — Icons · Epic, 100 Muse Coins
Propeller Pearl — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Propeller Pearl — Icons · Epic, 100 Muse Coins
Starry Stella — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Starry Stella — Icons · Epic, 100 Muse Coins

The Flagships: Photon Phil, Renaissance Remy and Butterfly Bea

Photon Phil is the room's rarest piece: the one Mythic at 200 coins, capped at just 100 numbered editions. His page calls him the collection's “resident wonderer, forever one good question away from a breakthrough” — and his symbol is the equation circled by an atom. He is the natural first goal for a collector who wants the scarcest Icon first.

Renaissance Remy is a Legendary at 150 coins, capped at 250 editions — he “sketches wings in the margins of everything and means to test them all by Friday,” under the sketch-style flying machine. Beside him, Butterfly Bea is the second Legendary at the same 150 coins and cap 250: she “floats through life light on her feet and impossible to pin down,” all rhythm, under boxing gloves with a butterfly and a bee. A new account can start with either Legendary on day one: new accounts receive 150 Muse Coins at signup, which covers a Legendary exactly. Phil at 200 sits one step beyond the signup grant.

Photon Phil — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Photon Phil — Icons · Mythic, 200 Muse Coins
Renaissance Remy — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Renaissance Remy — Icons · Legendary, 150 Muse Coins
Butterfly Bea — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Butterfly Bea — Icons · Legendary, 150 Muse Coins

The Epics and Rares: Flight, Paint, Gardens and Glow

The four Epics at 100 coins each, capped at 1,000 editions, carry the room's big leaps. Moonshot Mel “took one small step and never really came back down” — quiet, steady and brave, under a moon with a rocket and a boot print. Propeller Pearl has “never once taken the ground's side in an argument” — give her a horizon and a little red propeller plane. Bloom Beatriz “wears her garden like a crown and her heart like a banner,” under a crown of flowers. And Starry Stella “paints the night sky the way it feels, not the way it looks” — swirls, stars and a swirling starry night.

The four Rares at 75 coins each, capped at 5,000 editions, are the room's performers and discoverers. Bowler Boris “says everything with a twirl of his cane and a wobble of his walk,” under a bowler hat with a cane. Quill Quentin has “a quill, a scroll and five acts' worth of opinions about both,” under a quill with theater masks. Radiant Ruth “works by glow-light and sheer determination, measuring twice and discovering things nobody” expected, under a glowing flask. And Voltage Viktor “dreams in lightning and files his best ideas under 'tomorrow',” under a crackling lightning coil. Any two Rares fit inside the 150-coin signup grant.

Bloom Beatriz — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Bloom Beatriz — Icons · Epic, 100 Muse Coins
Bowler Boris — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Bowler Boris — Icons · Rare, 75 Muse Coins
Quill Quentin — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Quill Quentin — Icons · Rare, 75 Muse Coins

The Commons: Four Everyday Legends at 50 Coins

The four Commons at 50 coins each carry no edition cap, so this end of the room never sells out. Tophat Tobias is “tall of hat and taller of heart, the kind of honest that holds a whole country together,” under a stovepipe top hat ringed with stars. Sonata Sophie “heard entire symphonies before she could reach all the keys,” under curving piano keys. Lumen Lou “failed his way to a thousand working ideas and calls every dead end a draft,” under a glowing light bulb. And Gravity Grant “sat under one apple tree and came up with the operating manual for the universe,” under a falling apple.

At 50 coins each, any three Commons fit inside the 150-coin signup grant with nothing spent — a small hall of fame of your own on day one.

Radiant Ruth — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Radiant Ruth — Icons · Rare, 75 Muse Coins
Voltage Viktor — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Voltage Viktor — Icons · Rare, 75 Muse Coins
Tophat Tobias — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Tophat Tobias — Icons · Common, 50 Muse Coins

Bundle Math: 350 Coins for All 15

Bought one by one, the 15 Icons Muses total 1,400 Muse Coins: 200 + two at 150 + four at 100 + four at 75 + four at 50. The bundle unlocks every member at once for 350 coins — a saving of 1,050 against the single prices. If you already own part of the room, the finish price pro-rates down to what remains, so early single picks are never wasted; our set completion guide explains the finish price and the one-time +100 coin bonus that completing a named collection pays.

How does 350 coins look in real terms? Coin packs run 500 coins for $4.99, 1,200 for $9.99 and 3,000 for $19.99, and Muse Club adds 1,200 coins a month for $7.99 — the smallest pack covers the whole room with coins to spare. Or earn your way there: 150 at signup, +10 a day for checking in, streak and referral bonuses on top — the full list is in how to earn Muse Coins. And while you save, the Free Muses room holds 269 Muses at 0 coins, free to collect outright.

If the symbol is the story you collect by, this is your room: open the Icons collection, walk all fifteen legends in the gallery, or browse the muse avatars hub if you are still deciding which idea changed your world.

Sonata Sophie — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Sonata Sophie — Icons · Common, 50 Muse Coins
Lumen Lou — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Lumen Lou — Icons · Common, 50 Muse Coins
Gravity Grant — Icons custom Muse avatar by AllTheMuse
Gravity Grant — Icons · Common, 50 Muse Coins

Frequently asked questions

How much does an icons avatar cost on AllTheMuse?

Icons Muses follow the standard rarity ladder: Commons are 50 coins, Rares 75, Epics 100, the Legendaries Renaissance Remy and Butterfly Bea are 150, and the Mythic Photon Phil is 200. The whole 15-Muse room can also be unlocked at once with the 350-coin bundle.

How many Muses are in the Icons collection?

Fifteen — each one wearing a tee printed with the symbol of a world-changing legend, plus a matching emblem cap. There are no portraits and no legends' names — just the ideas, from an equation circled by an atom to a falling apple.

Can I start Icons with the free signup coins?

Yes. New accounts receive 150 Muse Coins at signup, which covers either Legendary exactly, any one Epic plus a Common, any two Rares, or any three Commons. Photon Phil, the Mythic at 200, sits one step beyond the grant.

What do the Icons symbols mean?

Each tee and cap carries one idea: Photon Phil's equation and atom, Renaissance Remy's flying machine, Butterfly Bea's gloves with a butterfly and a bee, Moonshot Mel's moon and boot print, Starry Stella's swirling night, Gravity Grant's falling apple, Lumen Lou's light bulb, and eight more across the room.

Start collecting — it is free to join

New accounts get 150 free Muse Coins the moment they join, and the Muses in the Free at Signup picks on the gallery are free to claim. Pick a favorite, join free, and she is yours.

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