Iron Banner
"There will come a day when the Tower falls again. Our ability to hold territory is paramount." —Lord Saladin
Capture zones to increase points for every kill.
Iron Banner is a recurring Crucible event in Destiny 2 hosted by Lord Saladin, where players earn Iron Banner reputation and exclusive weapons and armor. It is launched from the Crucible node on the Director while the event is live; it usually runs for around two weeks and several times per season, and Trials of Osiris does not run while it is active (TheGamer). Wikipedia notes it required finishing the campaign and reaching level 20 originally and that, since Forsaken, balancing (no power advantage) mirrors the original game; check the in-game tile for the current rules, as they have changed between seasons.
Modes
- Control: capture zones; the Iron Banner version adds "The Hunt", where holding all three zones briefly boosts kill points.
- Fortress: Control variant with a bonus Cabal-guarded zone.
- Rift: Spark-carrying capture-the-flag; first to 5 points wins.
- Tribute: collect crests from defeated opponents and bank them at Cabal beacons.
- Eruption: Clash-style team deathmatch with kill-streak energy bonuses (added Season 18).
- Older modes: Clash, Supremacy.
Rewards
Reputation ranks (boosted by daily challenges and by equipping Iron Banner gear) unlock seasonal Iron Banner weapons, armor sets and cosmetics. Rewards rotate each season, so see the season's page. Related: Iron Banner Rank.
Trivia
First introduced in the original Destiny; the Destiny 2 version returned with the sequel.
Rewards / drops
Location: The Crucible
Required for
- Act Neutral
- Action Item
- Allied Demand
- Archon's Thunder
- Bite of the Fox
- Bond of Remembrance
- Breath of the Dragon
- Cloak of Remembrance
- Dark Decider
- Finite Impactor
- Forge's Pledge
- Frostmire's Hex
- Gunnora's Seal
- Iron Banner: Control
- Iron Banner: Fortress
- Iron Banner: Rift
- Iron Banner: Tribute
- Iron Banner Clash
- Iron Banner Control
- Iron Banner Supremacy
- Iron Battalion Bond
- Iron Battalion Boots
- Iron Battalion Cloak
- Iron Battalion Cover
- Iron Battalion Cowl
- Iron Battalion Gauntlets
- Iron Battalion Gloves
- Iron Battalion Greaves
- Iron Battalion Grips
- Iron Battalion Helm
- Iron Battalion Mark
- Iron Battalion Plate
- Iron Battalion Robes
- Iron Battalion Set
- Iron Battalion Strides
- Iron Battalion Vest
- Iron Companion
- Iron Companion Boots
- Iron Companion Gauntlets
- Iron Companion Gloves
- Iron Companion Greaves
- Iron Companion Helm
- Iron Companion Hood
- Iron Companion Legs
- Iron Companion Mask
- Iron Companion Plate
- Iron Companion Sleeves
- Iron Companion Vest
- Iron Companion Vestments
- Iron Fellowship Bond
- Iron Fellowship Boots
- Iron Fellowship Casque
- Iron Fellowship Cloak
- Iron Fellowship Gauntlets
- Iron Fellowship Gloves
- Iron Fellowship Greaves
- Iron Fellowship Grips
- Iron Fellowship Helm
- Iron Fellowship Hood
- Iron Fellowship Mark
- Iron Fellowship Plate
- Iron Fellowship Robes
- Iron Fellowship Strides
- Iron Fellowship Vest
- Iron Forerunner Bond
- Iron Forerunner Boots
- Iron Forerunner Cloak
- Iron Forerunner Gauntlets
- Iron Forerunner Gloves
- Iron Forerunner Greaves
- Iron Forerunner Grips
- Iron Forerunner Helm
- Iron Forerunner Hood
- Iron Forerunner Mark
- Iron Forerunner Mask
- Iron Forerunner Plate
- Iron Forerunner Strides
- Iron Forerunner Vest
- Iron Forerunner Vestments
- Iron Intent Bond
- Iron Intent Boots
- Iron Intent Cloak
- Iron Intent Cover
- Iron Intent Cuirass
- Iron Intent Gauntlets
- Iron Intent Gloves
- Iron Intent Grasps
- Iron Intent Greaves
- Iron Intent Helm
- Iron Intent Mark
- Iron Intent Mask
- Iron Intent Plate
- Iron Intent Robes
- Iron Intent Strides
- Iron Panoply Bond
- Iron Panoply Boots
- Iron Panoply Cloak
- Iron Panoply Gauntlets
- Iron Panoply Gloves
- Iron Panoply Grasps
- Iron Panoply Greaves
- Iron Panoply Helm
- Iron Panoply Hood
- Iron Panoply Mark
- Iron Panoply Mask
- Iron Panoply Plate
- Iron Panoply Set
- Iron Panoply Strides
- Iron Panoply Vest
- Iron Panoply Vestment
- Iron Remembrance Casque
- Iron Remembrance Gauntlets
- Iron Remembrance Gloves
- Iron Remembrance Greaves
- Iron Remembrance Grips
- Iron Remembrance Helm
- Iron Remembrance Hood
- Iron Remembrance Legs
- Iron Remembrance Plate
- Iron Remembrance Strides
- Iron Remembrance Vest
- Iron Remembrance Vestments
- Iron Symmachy Bond
- Iron Symmachy Boots
- Iron Symmachy Cloak
- Iron Symmachy Gauntlets
- Iron Symmachy Gloves
- Iron Symmachy Greaves
- Iron Symmachy Grips
- Iron Symmachy Helm
- Iron Symmachy Hood
- Iron Symmachy Mark
- Iron Symmachy Mask
- Iron Symmachy Plate
- Iron Symmachy Robes
- Iron Symmachy Strides
- Iron Symmachy Vest
- Iron Truage Boots
- Iron Truage Casque
- Iron Truage Gauntlets
- Iron Truage Gloves
- Iron Truage Greaves
- Iron Truage Grips
- Iron Truage Helm
- Iron Truage Hood
- Iron Truage Legs
- Iron Truage Plate
- Iron Truage Vest
- Iron Truage Vestments
- Iron Will Bond
- Iron Will Boots
- Iron Will Cloak
- Iron Will Gauntlets
- Iron Will Gloves
- Iron Will Greaves
- Iron Will Helm
- Iron Will Hood
- Iron Will Mark
- Iron Will Mask
- Iron Will Plate
- Iron Will Sleeves
- Iron Will Steps
- Iron Will Vest
- Iron Will Vestments
- Jolder's Victory
- Jorum's Howl
- Just a Pinch
- Lethal Abundance
- Mantle of Efrideet
- Mark of Remembrance
- Nature Reclaimed
- Orewing's Maul
- Orimund's Anvil
- Point of the Stag
- Radegast's Iron Sash
- Razor's Edge
- Reghusk's Pledge
- Shining Sphere
- Swarm of the Raven
- Talons of the Eagle
- Testament of Strength
- The Day's Fury
- The Fool's Remedy
- The Forward Path
- The Guiding Sight
- The Steady Hand
- Timur's Iron Bond
- Track Alpha
- Triple Strike
- Wolfswood Bond
- Wolfswood Cloak
- Wolfswood Mark
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