Iron Banner returns in Destiny 2. Here’s what you need to know.
Destiny 2 players can revisit the glory of the Iron Lords as fan-favourite PvP event Iron Banner returns in Bungie’s sequel.
As part of our Destiny 2 guide, we’ll keep this page updated with the latest details every time Iron Banner opens its doors.
However, with the PC release of Destiny 2 this week, we thought it was time to give this page a brush up so new Guardians know what to expect when Saladin issues the call. If you have not yet completed Destiny 2’s Red War Story Campaign, stop reading to avoid spoilers.
Otherwise? Read on for all the details on how Iron Banner works, new intel on Seasons, what loot is on offer, and get a recap of the latest Iron Banner event.
Iron Banner basics and how to get your loot
Each Iron Banner event runs for one week. Bungie has not announced a schedule; in D1, it was a monthly event, but Destiny 2 has a more robust event calendar so we may see it less frequently this time.
As of October 2017, Destiny 2’s Iron Banner plays like standard Quickplay Crucible, except that it is confined to one mode. Unlike D1, there are no advantages to having higher Power in Iron Banner as scaling is in effect, just like in regular Crucible.
Iron Banner does not award Luminous engrams, so don’t expect to reap huge Power benefits if you’re already in Destiny 2’s levelling endgame.
In Destiny 2’s version of Iron Banner, players will no longer complete bounties and earn ranks, but will instead earn Legendary engrams by turning in Iron Banner tokens to Lord Saladin – much like any other vendor or faction in Destiny 2.
You must speak to Lord Saladin at the Tower before you can access Iron Banner from the Director. That means you’ll need to have completed the Red War story campaign to compete in Iron Banner. You’ll find Saladin in the Tower after Iron Banner kicks off at weekly reset when an event is scheduled; return to orbit and come back if you don’t see him immediately.
Iron Banner tokens are earned for participating in the associated activity. In this case that means completing Iron Banner matches, and you get more for a win. You can complete Iron Banner Challenges to earn extra tokens, and they’re generally pretty manageable. Lord Saladin offered a milestone for completing three challenges, which is well worth trying for as it significantly boosts your earnings. Turning in this quest should net you your first reward package and get you some of the way to your next. You should also be sure to equip any Ghost shells with extra token perks to maximise your winnings.
The Iron Banner token loot system has not been popular and will be overhauled in Season 2, Bungie has confirmed.
Iron Banner Season Milestones
As well as general loot rewards, you can pick up a pack of bonus goodies by meeting a Season Milestone in Iron Banner.
In Season 1, this Milestone was to collect ten reward packages – which means amassing 200 tokens. At five tokens per win, you’ll definitely be at it a while – so be sure to take advantage of the daily Challenges, and the bonus reward for completing all three on any day.
There may be multiple Iron Banner events in each Season, so you don’t need to earn all ten packages in one week. There will be a second iron Banner in Season 1, which is good news for those of you who didn’t reach ten packages by the end of the October Iron Banner.
Iron Banner weapons and armour
Here’s the armour on offer in Destiny 2’s Iron Banner, which seems to have a samurai theme. This gear will be available in each Season of Destiny 2, but different ornaments will be available to spruce it up, so be sure to collect them all once Bungie introduces this new loot system in an imminent update.
Next week at Bungie… http://pic.twitter.com/U7i6KReQWA
— Bungie (@Bungie) October 5, 2017
The Hunter and Warlock armour set are both Heavy (favours Resistance) while the Titan set is restorative (favours Recovery).
The event also delivers a stack of Iron Banner weapons. Look for The Guiding Sight scout rifle, The Time-worn Spire pulse rifle, The Steady Hand hand cannon, The Forward Path auto rifle, The Hero’s Burden submachine gun, The Fool’s Remedy sidearm, The Wizened Rebuke fusion rifle and The Day’s Fury grenade launcher.
There doesn’t seem to be a sword, sniper rifle or rocket launcher on offer. Check out some images below:
The weapons and armour are awarded randomly in vendor packages, along with other goodies such as emblems and shaders.
October Iron Banner details
The latest and inaugural Destiny 2 Iron Banner kicked off at 2:00am PT/5:00am ET/10:00am UK/11:00am CET on Tuesday October 10, and closed at the same time on October 17. Destiny 2’s first Iron Banner will be played in Control mode.
We expect Iron Banner to return to Destiny 2 in November, before the close of Season 2.
To celebrate the very first Iron Banner, Bungie brought a new map to Destiny 2. Called Distant Shore, it’s a straight reskin of fan-favourite D1 map Shores of Time. It was added to standard Crucible playlists after the first Iron Banner concluded.
Tomorrow, we’re adding a PVP map to Destiny 2 with Iron Banner. Distant Shore will be available in all playlists when the event ends. http://pic.twitter.com/oxcvts7Lkv
— Bungie (@Bungie) October 9, 2017
Distant Shore is the third new map to be added to Destiny 2 in free updates since release; the other two accompanied the Leviathan Raid and Trials of the Nine launches. It’s the first one recycled from a D1 map though, I think.
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