Iron Banner offers Destiny 2 players a top-tier PvP experience but is only around at specific times of the season. Here’s when the unique Crucible playlist will next go live and what rewards are up for grabs in The Final Shape.
Dating back to the original Destiny, Iron Banner has been an important part of The Crucible for several years. Only showing up a few times per season, the limited-time PvP playlist offers guardians something a little different.
Not only are there unique rewards to gather, but Iron Banner also has exclusive game modes that can’t be found elsewhere. Therefore, you won’t want to miss the weeks when it’s live, as these rewards aren’t available all that often.
To make sure that doesn’t happen, use this Iron Banner schedule detailing when the PvP game mode will next go live in Bungie’s looter shooter.
When is the next Iron Banner event in Destiny 2?
Iron Banner is currently live as of September 10 and will run until September 24 right up until the end of Echoes Act 3. Go visit Lord Saladin in The Tower to get involved!
The first half of the event will be Control, before the mode switches to Tribute in the second week. While it is live, Trials of Osiris will be put on hold and not return until after the event concludes.
What is Iron Banner?
Iron Banner is a limited-time PvP game mode that appears twice per episode, appearing in Acts 1 and 3 of each episode. Each appearance offers a unique twist on an existing Crucible game mode, or even a unique mode entirely exclusive to Iron Banner.
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Gaining reputation in Iron Banner differs from other modes with additional rank points earned as you play more games, have more Iron Banner gear equipped, and have the Iron Banner emblem active.
All Iron Banner rewards in Echoes Act 3
The main appeal of Iron Banner is the unique weapons and armor you can earn as drops or focus using Iron Engrams. These weapons and armor cannot be earned anywhere else and have been known to creep into the meta, making them particularly desirable.
Here are all the weapons that can be earned and focused at Lord Saladin in the current Iron Banner. All of the following weapons cost 1 Iron Engram and x20,000 Glimmer each to focus:
| Weapon | Type | Element | Last Reissued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Claws of the Wold | Combat Bow | Void | Season 24 |
| Crimil’s Dagger | Hand Cannon | Kinetic | Season 24 |
| Lethal Abundance | Auto Rifle | Strand | Season 24 |
| Multimach CCX | SMG | Kinetic | Season 23 |
| Point of the Stag | Combat Bow | Arc | Season 24 |
| Riiswalker | Shotgun | Kinetic | Season 24 |
| The Guiding Light | Scout Rifle | Strand | Season 24 |
| Tusk of the Boar | Grenade Launcher | Strand | Season 23 |
These are the legacy weapons that can be focused at Lord Saladin but not earned as a drop. All of the following weapons cost x3 Iron Engrams and x25,000 Glimmer each to focus:
| Weapon | Type | Element | Last Reissued |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Demand | Sidearn | Sidearm | Season 20 |
| Archon’s Thunder | Machine Gun | Solar | Season 14 |
| Bite of the Fox | Sniper Rifle | Kinetic | Season 20 |
| Dark Decider | Auto Rifle | Kinetic | Season 20 |
| Forge’s Pledge | Pulse Rifle | Solar | Season 15 |
| Frontier’s Cry | Hand Cannon | Solar | Season 16 |
| Gunnora’s Axe | Shotgun | Arc | Season 20 |
| Jorum’s Claw | Pulse Rifle | Solar | Season 20 |
| Occluded Finality | Sniper Rifle | Arc | Season 14 |
| Peacebond | Sidearm | Stasis | Season 15 |
| Pressurized Precision | Fusion Rifle | Strand | Season 21 |
| Razor’s Edge | Sword | Void | Season 16 |
| Roar of the Bear | Rocket Launcher | Solar | Season 20 |
| Swarm of the Raven | Heavy GL | Void | Season 21 |
| The Hero’s Burden | SMG | Void | Season 20 |
| The Wizened Rebuke | Fusion Rifle | Arc | Season 20 |
Alongside this, you’ve got the usual rewards of unique armor, emblems, shaders, and engrams up for grabs, all earnable by simply playing the mode.
To prepare yourself before Iron Banner returns, be sure to check out the best PvP Weapons in the current meta. For more general tips, these are the best PvE Weapons, Hunter builds, Titan builds, and Warlock builds to use in The Final Shape.
