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{{See also|Iron Banner Vendor}}
Iron Banner is [[PvP]] [[Event]] where the level and [[gear]] of the players are NOT normalized. Unlike [[The Crucible]], players with higher levels or better [[weapons]] and [[armor]] will have the advantage in Iron Banner.

*Player's [[Attack]] and [[Defense]] [[stats]] and their [[Light]] levels do matter in Iron Banner.

*The first Iron Banner event begins on October 7th, 2014 and lasts til October 14th, 2014. Periodically, Iron Banner will be available again, 1 week at a time.

Iron Banner consist of 6v6 [[Control]] mode.

*Note that your reputation rank with the Iron Banner will reset after each event.
==Iron Banner Reputation==
By participating in Iron Banner and completing [[Iron Banner Bounties]], players will earn [[Iron Banner Reputation]]. Player earns 50 reputation points for winning a Iron Banner match and 0 points (but 1 [[#Iron Medallions|Iron Medallion]] for a loss. As the player's [[Iron Banner Reputation]] increases, they will be able to purchase [[#Weapon Rewards|Iron Banner Weapons]], [[#Armor Rewards|Armor]], [[#Emblem Rewards|Emblems]], [[#Class Armor Rewards|Class Armor]], [[#Shader Rewards|Shaders]] from the [[Iron Banner Vendor]].

*Iron Banner Shaders, Emblems and Class Armor give a stacking 10% buff to reputation gain each. Players can gain 30% more rep by equipping all 3 items.

With Shader, Emblem and Class Armor items equipped, players can earn 66 reputation points per game. Players can further increase their reputation gain using the [[#Tempered Buff|Tempered Buff]].

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Rank
! Rep Required
! Total Rep Required
! Rewards
|-
| 1 || 100 || 100 || [[Sigil of the Iron Lords]] 
|-
| 2 || 1200 || 1300 || [[Million Million]], [[Scar of Radegast]]
|-
| 3 || 2400 || 3700 || [[#Armor Rewards|Iron Banner Legendary Armor]] 
|-
| 4 || 2400 ||  6100 || [[Jolder's Iron Sash]], [[Mantle of Gheleon]], [[Skorri's Iron Bond]], [[#Weapon Rewards|Non-primary Weapons]], [[#Armor Rewards|Iron Banner Legendary Armor]]
|-
| 5 || 2400 ||  8500 || [[Goldspiral]], [[#Weapon Rewards|Primary Weapons]]
|}

==Iron Medallions==
While winners of Iron Banner matches will earn Iron Banner Reputation. The losers of the matches will gain a [[Iron Medallion]]. Players can carry up to 5 Medallions. Each Medallion converts into 40 additional reputation points upon the player's next victory in the Iron Banner.

==Tempered Buff==
Players can gain a buff that increases their Iron Banner Reputation gain for 12 hours by talking to [[Iron Banner Vendor]]. The reputation bonus depends on the day of the week. The further into the event the more reputation players will gain from the buff. Tempering cost 1 [[Mote of Light]].

{| class="wikitable sortable" style= "text-align: center"
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!Day #
!Day of the Week
!% Increase
|-
|1 || Tuesday || 10%
|-
|2 || Wednesday || 15%
|-
|3 || Thursday || 25%
|-
|4 || Friday || 40%
|-
|5 || Saturday || 60%
|-
|6 || Sunday || 100%
|-
|7 || Monday || 150%
|-
|}

==Reforge==
Players can change the [[upgrades|perks]] of their [[#Weapon Rewards|Iron Banner Weapons]] by reforging them. Players can talk to [[Iron Banner Vendor]] and spend 2 [[Motes of Light]] to reforge their weapons. After reforging, all of the perks on the weapons are randomly re-rolled. Reforge will reset all the purchased perks and exp earned on a weapon.

Note that players will not be able to upgrade their previously earned weapon into a higher tier of [[Attack]]. For example, players cannot upgrade their weapons with 300 Attack obtained from before [[The Dark Below]] [[expansion]] into a 331 Attack weapon obtainable after the expansion.

==Weapon Rewards==
Each weapon can be purchased from [[Iron Banner Vendor]] for 11500 [[Glimmer]]. [[Primary Weapons]] require Rank 5 while [[Special Weapons|Special]] and [[Heavy Weapons]] require Rank 4.
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*Weapons have a chance to drop at the end of IB matches after you've reached Rank 3 with IB.
Note that you will not obtain any [[Ascendant Energy]] from dismantling Iron Banner Weapons.
==Armor Rewards==
Each Armor piece can be purchased from [[Iron Banner Vendor]] for 9950 [[Glimmer]] if the player is Rank 3/4 with the Iron Banner.
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Note that you will not obtain any [[Ascendant Shard]]s from dismantling Iron Banner Armor.
==Class Armor Rewards==
Players can purchase [[Class Armor]] from [[Iron Banner Vendor]] for 2000 Glimmer each if they are at least Rank 4 with Iron Banner. By equipping a Class Armor, player increases her Iron Banner reputation gain by 10%.

'''Titan Mark:''' [[Jolder's Iron Sash]]

'''Hunter Cloak:''' [[Mantle of Gheleon]]

'''Warlock Bond:''' [[Skorri's Iron Bond]]
==Emblem Rewards==
By equipping a Iron Banner Emblem, player increases her Iron Banner reputation gain by 10%.
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==Shader Rewards==
By equipping a Iron Banner Shader, player increases her Iron Banner reputation gain by 10%.
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==Ship Rewards==
'''[[Birth of History]]''' - Randomly dropped in Iron Banner matches.

'''[[Smokehouse Six]]''' - Randomly dropped in Iron Banner if the player is Rank 3 or higher with the faction.
==Images==
[[File:iron banner hunter1.png|200px]] [[File:iron banner titan1.png|200px]] [[File:iron banner warlock1.png|200px]]

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