Iron Banner

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. The second Iron Banner event begins on November 18 and lasts til November 24.

Currently Iron Banner consist of 6v6 Control mode.

• Note that your reputation rank with the Iron Banner will reset after the event.

By participating in Iron Banner and completing Iron Banner Bounties, players will earn Iron Banner Reputation. Player earns 25 reputation points for winning a Iron Banner match and 0 points for a loss. As the player's Iron Banner Reputation increases, they will be able to purchase Iron Banner Weapons, Armor, Emblems, Class Armor, Shaders from the Iron Banner Vendor.

Players can change the upgrades of their Iron Banner Weapons by reforging them. Players can talk to Iron Banner Vendor and spend Motes of Light to reforge their weapons.

• Note that Reforge will also reset all the purchased upgrades on a weapon.

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.

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. The Medallions converts into reputation points upon the player's next victory in the Iron Banner.

Each weapon can be purchased from Iron Banner Vendor for 11500 Glimmer if the player is either Rank 4 or 5 with the Iron Banner.

Each Armor piece can be purchased from Iron Banner Vendor for 9950 Glimmer if the player is Rank 3 with the Iron Banner.

Players can purchase Class Armor from Iron Banner Vendor for 2000 Glimmer each if they are at least Rank 2 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

By equipping a Iron Banner Emblem, player increases her Iron Banner reputation gain by 10%.

By equipping a Iron Banner Shader, player increases her Iron Banner reputation gain by 10%.

Birth of History - Randomly dropped in Iron Banner matches.