Iron Banner

Overview

See also: Iron Banner Vendor

Iron Banner is a PvP Event that appears in The Crucible 1 week at a time. In Iron Banner matches, the level and gear of the players are NOT normalized, players with higher levels and better weapons and armor will have the advantage in Iron Banner.

Iron Banner events consist of 6v6 Control mode matches. Your reputation rank with the Iron Banner will reset after each week long event. Each event will feature different IB Weapons and Armor for sale by Lord Saladin.

• Player's Attack and Defense stats and their Light scores do matter in Iron Banner.

Participate

• Players can access the Iron Banner under its specific playlist nodes. One of the nodes can be found in the Director at the bottom left of the screen and the other under Crucible.

• When available, Iron Banner runs from Tuesdays at 2:00 AM PST / 5:00 AM EST / 9:00 AM UTC through weekly reset. For future availability, follow the Bungie Weekly Updates for announcements.

• The minimum recommended Light is 230. Only level 40 players can lead a fireteam.

Iron Banner Reputation

By participating in Iron Banner and completing Iron Banner Bounties, players will earn 100 Iron Banner Reputation. Player earns 50 reputation points for winning a Iron Banner match and 0 points (but 1 Medallion of Iron for a loss, which on the players next win will be removed from the inventory and given 40 IB reputation for each (up to 5). 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.

• 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.
• Each of the equipable item buffs provide the same 10% reputation increase (i.e. the "Million Million" shader unlocked at IB Rank 1 provides the same buff as "Goldspiral" shader unlocked at Rank 5)

With Shader, Emblem and Class Armor items equipped, players can earn 30% buff to reputation gains, providing 15 additional reputation points per game win, 12 per loss, and 30 for each completed bounty. Players can further increase their reputation gains using the Tempered Buff, which provides an additional 15% to 150%. buff depending n which day the Iron Banner is being played.

• Iron Banner gear and equipables are able to be kept and used outside the Iron Banner. Players are advised to save their Iron Banner shaders/emblem/class items for use during future Iron Banner events to begin with an increased reputation buff.

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	Iron Banner Legendary Armor, Etheric Light
4	2400	6100	Class Armor, Non-primary Weapons, Iron Banner Legendary Armor
5	2400	8500	Goldspiral, Primary Weapons, Etheric Light

Medallion of Iron

While winners of Iron Banner matches will earn Iron Banner Reputation. The losers of the matches will gain a Medallion of Iron. 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. In essence the rep from each loss is equivalent to 80% of a victory.

Tempered Buff

In Year 2, Tempered Buff is applied automatically. The buff increases the player's Iron Banner reputation earned. The reputation bonus depends on the day of the week. The further into the week the more reputation players will gain from the buff.

			Additional reputation gained for a...
Day #	Day of the Week	% Increase	Win (50 + )	Loss (40 + )	Bounty (100 + )
1	Tuesday	10%	5	4	10
2	Wednesday	15%	7	6	15
3	Thursday	25%	12	10	25
4	Friday	40%	20	16	40
5	Saturday	60%	30	24	60
6	Sunday	100%	50	40	100
7	Monday	150%	75	60	150

Reforge

Players can change the perks of their Iron Banner Weapons by reforging them. Players can talk to the Gunsmith 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

See also: Iron Banner Weapons

Primary Weapons can be purchased from Iron Banner Vendor at rank 5. Special and Heavy Weapons can be purchased from IB Vendor at rank 4 or higher. Each weapon cost 25 Legendary Marks. They can also drop from Iron Banner matches at any rank.

	Type	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Range	Stability	Reload
The Binding Blaze	Sidearms	Void	350	8	98	15	25	73	90
The Branded Lord	Fusion Rifles	Void	350	74		4	42	47	82
The Clever Dragon	Pulse Rifles	Kinetic	350	4	77	27	31	58	59
The Distant Star	Scout Rifles	Kinetic	350	38	42	15	59	40	76
The Laughing Heart	Sniper Rifles	Void	350	22	26	4	70	52	68
The Lingering Song	Hand Cannons	Kinetic	350	94	15	8	46	24	32
The Proud Spire	Shotguns	Void	350	40	35	6	13	43	53
The Silvered Dread	Machine Guns	Void	350	37	77	40	30	47	43
The Titanium Orchid	Rocket Launchers	Void	350		11	2		63	72
The Unbent Tree	Auto Rifles	Kinetic	350	2	100	57	16	32	77

Armor Rewards

See also: Iron Banner Armor

Iron Saga Armor drop after Iron Banner matches at any rank. They can be purchased from Iron Banner Vendor at rank 3 and higher. Each piece cost 25 Legendary Marks. Note that Year 3 versions of Old Iron Banner Armor (Year 1 and 2) are dropped after matches and decrypted from Dusty Iron Engrams.

Iron Saga Armor

Titan Armor

	Type	Defense	Discipline	Intellect	Strength
Iron Saga Gauntlets	Gauntlets	250 - 400	35 - 60	35 - 60	35 - 60
Iron Saga Greaves	Leg Armor	250 - 400	47 - 79	47 - 79	47 - 79
Iron Saga Helm	Helmets	250 - 400	39 - 67	39 - 67	39 - 67
Iron Saga Mark	Titan Marks	250 - 400	21 - 35	21 - 35	21 - 35
Iron Saga Plate	Chest Armor	250 - 400	51 - 86	51 - 86	51 - 86

Hunter Armor

	Type	Defense	Discipline	Intellect	Strength
Iron Saga Boots	Leg Armor	250 - 400	47 - 79	47 - 79	47 - 79
Iron Saga Cloak	Hunter Cloaks	250 - 400	21 - 35	21 - 35	21 - 35
Iron Saga Grips	Gauntlets	250 - 400	35 - 60	35 - 60	35 - 60
Iron Saga Mask	Helmets	250 - 400	39 - 67	39 - 67	39 - 67
Iron Saga Vest	Chest Armor	250 - 400	51 - 86	51 - 86	51 - 86

Warlock Armor

	Type	Defense	Discipline	Intellect	Strength
Iron Saga Bond	Warlock Bonds	250 - 400	21 - 35	21 - 35	21 - 35
Iron Saga Gloves	Gauntlets	250 - 400	35 - 60	35 - 60	35 - 60
Iron Saga Hood	Helmets	250 - 400	39 - 67	39 - 67	39 - 67
Iron Saga Steps	Leg Armor	250 - 400	47 - 79	47 - 79	47 - 79
Iron Saga Vestments	Chest Armor	250 - 400	51 - 86	51 - 86	51 - 86

Old Iron Banner Armor

Titan Armor

	Type	Defense	Discipline	Intellect	Strength
Iron Breed Gauntlets (Year 3)	Gauntlets	3 - 400	30 - 60	30 - 60	30 - 60
Iron Breed Great Helm (Year 3)	Helmets	3 - 400	33 - 67	33 - 67	33 - 67
Iron Breed Greaves (Year 3)	Leg Armor	3 - 400	40 - 79	40 - 79	40 - 79
Iron Breed Plate (Year 3)	Chest Armor	3 - 400	44 - 86	44 - 86	44 - 86
Iron Regalia Gauntlets (Year 3)	Gauntlets	3 - 400	30 - 60	30 - 60	30 - 60
Iron Regalia Great Helm (Year 3)	Helmets	3 - 400	33 - 67	33 - 67	33 - 67
Iron Regalia Greaves (Year 3)	Leg Armor	3 - 400	40 - 79	40 - 79	40 - 79
Iron Regalia Plate (Year 3)	Chest Armor	3 - 400	44 - 86	44 - 86	44 - 86
Radegast's Iron Sash (Year 3)	Titan Marks	300 - 400	18 - 35	18 - 35	18 - 35

Hunter Armor

	Type	Defense	Discipline	Intellect	Strength
Iron Breed Boots (Year 3)	Leg Armor	3 - 400	40 - 79	40 - 79	40 - 79
Iron Breed Mask (Year 3)	Helmets	3 - 400	33 - 67	33 - 67	33 - 67
Iron Breed Sleeves (Year 3)	Gauntlets	3 - 400	30 - 60	30 - 60	30 - 60
Iron Breed Vest (Year 3)	Chest Armor	3 - 400	44 - 86	44 - 86	44 - 86
Iron Regalia Boots (Year 3)	Leg Armor	3 - 400	40 - 79	40 - 79	40 - 79
Iron Regalia Mask (Year 3)	Helmets	3 - 400	33 - 67	33 - 67	33 - 67
Iron Regalia Sleeves (Year 3)	Gauntlets	3 - 400	30 - 60	30 - 60	30 - 60
Iron Regalia Vest (Year 3)	Chest Armor	3 - 400	44 - 86	44 - 86	44 - 86
Mantle of Efrideet (Year 3)	Hunter Cloaks	300 - 400	18 - 35	18 - 35	18 - 35

Warlock Armor

	Type	Defense	Discipline	Intellect	Strength
Iron Breed Boots (Year 3)	Leg Armor	3 - 400	40 - 79	40 - 79	40 - 79
Iron Breed Gloves (Year 3)	Gauntlets	3 - 400	30 - 60	30 - 60	30 - 60
Iron Breed Hood (Year 3)	Helmets	3 - 400	33 - 67	33 - 67	33 - 67
Iron Breed Vestments (Year 3)	Chest Armor	3 - 400	44 - 86	44 - 86	44 - 86
Iron Regalia Boots (Year 3)	Leg Armor	3 - 400	40 - 79	40 - 79	40 - 79
Iron Regalia Gloves (Year 3)	Gauntlets	3 - 400	30 - 60	30 - 60	30 - 60
Iron Regalia Hood (Year 3)	Helmets	3 - 400	33 - 67	33 - 67	33 - 67
Iron Regalia Vestments (Year 3)	Chest Armor	3 - 400	44 - 86	44 - 86	44 - 86
Timur's Iron Bond	Warlock Bonds	300 - 400	18 - 35	18 - 35	18 - 35

Class Armor Rewards

Players can purchase Class Armor from Iron Banner Vendor for 4500 Glimmer each if they are at least Rank 4 with Iron Banner. By having a Class Armor equipped, the player will increase ANY Iron Banner reputation gain by 10% (for a IB win, or turning in a IB bounty).

Titan Mark: Jolder's Iron Sash, Silimar's Iron Sash (HoW)

Hunter Cloak: Mantle of Gheleon, Mantle of Perun (HoW)

Warlock Bond: Skorri's Iron Bond, Felwinter's Iron Bond (HoW)

Artifact Rewards

Radegast's Blade - 200 Defense Titan Artifact

Efrideet's Eye - 200 Defense Hunter Artifact

Skorri's Dirge - 200 Defense Warlock Artifact

Emblem Rewards

Players can purchase an Iron Banner Emblem from Iron Banner Vendor for 1000 Glimmer each if they are at least Rank 1 with Iron Banner. By having a IB Emblem equipped, the player will increase ANY Iron Banner reputation gain by 10% (for a IB win, or turning in a IB bounty).

	Acquired by	Cost	Requirement
Iron Pride	Purchased from Lord Saladin	3000 Glimmer
Ironwood Alight	Randomly dropped after completing Iron Banner Matches and Iron Banner Bounties.
Scar of Radegast	Purchased from Lord Saladin	5000 Glimmer
Sigil of the Iron Lords	Purchased from Lord Saladin	3000 Glimmer
The Ironwood Tree	Purchased from Lord Saladin	5000 Glimmer
The New Wolf Pack	Randomly dropped after completing Iron Banner Matches and Iron Banner Bounties.

Shader Rewards

Players can purchase a Iron Banner Shader from Iron Banner Vendor for 7500 Glimmer each if they are at least Rank 2 with Iron Banner. By having a IB Shader equipped, the player will increase ANY Iron Banner reputation gain by 10% (for a IB win, or turning in a IB bounty).

	Acquired by	Cost	Requirement
Goldspiral	Purchased from Lord Saladin	3000 Glimmer
Knight-Errant	Randomly dropped after completing Iron Banner Matches and Iron Banner Bounties.
Million Million	Purchased from Lord Saladin	2000 Glimmer
Perilous Quest	Randomly dropped after completing Iron Banner Matches and Iron Banner Bounties.

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.

Iron Banner Bounties

See also: Iron Banner Bounties

In Iron Banner, Lady Efrideet offers 4 Weekly Bounties. Each bounty gives 5000 EXP, 750 IB rep, Iron Banner Weapon or Armor not featured by the vendor and a chance for a Iron Banner Artifact, Shader or Emblem.

Weekly

	Task	Experience	Reputation	Reward
Iron Arsenal	Earn 100 points with weapon kills at the Iron Banner. Primary = 1, Special = 2, Heavy = 5.	5000	750	25 Legendary Marks Year 3 Iron Banner Weapons
Iron Light	Earn 100 points with ability kills at the Iron Banner. Grenade = 2, Melee = 3, Super = 5.	5000	750	25 Legendary Marks Year 3 Iron Banner Armor
Iron Marathon	Earn 100 points by playing Iron Banner. Match Complete = 5, Match Win = 10.	5000	750	25 Legendary Marks Year 3 Iron Banner Weapons
Iron Support	Earn 100 points supporting your teammates at the Iron Banner. Assisted Kills = 1, Avenger Kills = 3, Allies Defended = 5.	5000	750	25 Legendary Marks Year 3 Iron Banner Armor

Old Gear

Old Weapons

House of Wolves

See also: Iron Banner Weapons

Year 1 Iron Banner Weapons became unobtainable after the release of The Taken King.

Each weapon can be purchased from Iron Banner Vendor for 7000 Glimmer. Primary Weapons require Rank 5 while Special and Heavy Weapons require Rank 4.

	Type	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Range	Stability	Reload
Efrideet's Spear	Sniper Rifles	Random Elemental	331-365	37	12	3	88	28	59
Felwinter's Lie	Shotguns	Random Elemental	331-365	67	5	6	20	6	23
Gheleon's Demise	Scout Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	61	27	16	84	29	52
Jolder's Hammer	Machine Guns	Random Elemental	331-365	61	59	26	28	20	30
Perun's Fire	Fusion Rifles	Random Elemental	331-365	75		4	38	35	79
Radegast's Fury	Rocket Launchers	Random Elemental	331-365		4	1		35	62
Silimar's Wrath	Auto Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	8	88	40	20	86	55
Skorri's Revenge	Pulse Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	4	77	30	30	58	48
Timur's Lash	Hand Cannons	Kinetic	331-365	94	15	7	48	15	29

• Weapons (only from the previous Iron Banner) 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.

The Dark Below

Became unavailable after HoW.

	Type	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Range	Stability	Reload
Efrideet's Spear (The Dark Below)	Sniper Rifles	Random Elemental	272-331	32	12	3	88	28	64
Felwinter's Lie (The Dark Below)	Shotguns	Random Elemental	272-331	64	5	6	25	16	23
Gheleon's Demise (The Dark Below)	Scout Rifles	Kinetic	272-331	61	27	24	84	29	52
Jolder's Hammer (The Dark Below)	Machine Guns	Random Elemental	272-331	61	59	29	33	29	30
Perun's Fire (The Dark Below)	Fusion Rifles	Random Elemental	272-331	75		4	39	35	79
Radegast's Fury (The Dark Below)	Rocket Launchers	Random Elemental	272-331		4	1		35	62
Silimar's Wrath (The Dark Below)	Auto Rifles	Kinetic	272-331	2	100	66	14	36	76
Skorri's Revenge (The Dark Below)	Pulse Rifles	Kinetic	272-331	0	100	64	25	40	26
Timur's Lash (The Dark Below)	Hand Cannons	Kinetic	272-331	94	15	7	48	15	29

Old Armor

House of Wolves

See also: Iron Banner Weapons

Year 1 Iron Banner Weapons became unobtainable after the release of The Taken King.

Each weapon can be purchased from Iron Banner Vendor for 7000 Glimmer. Primary Weapons require Rank 5 while Special and Heavy Weapons require Rank 4.

	Type	Damage Type	Attack	Impact	Rate of Fire	Magazine	Range	Stability	Reload
Efrideet's Spear	Sniper Rifles	Random Elemental	331-365	37	12	3	88	28	59
Felwinter's Lie	Shotguns	Random Elemental	331-365	67	5	6	20	6	23
Gheleon's Demise	Scout Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	61	27	16	84	29	52
Jolder's Hammer	Machine Guns	Random Elemental	331-365	61	59	26	28	20	30
Perun's Fire	Fusion Rifles	Random Elemental	331-365	75		4	38	35	79
Radegast's Fury	Rocket Launchers	Random Elemental	331-365		4	1		35	62
Silimar's Wrath	Auto Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	8	88	40	20	86	55
Skorri's Revenge	Pulse Rifles	Kinetic	331-365	4	77	30	30	58	48
Timur's Lash	Hand Cannons	Kinetic	331-365	94	15	7	48	15	29

• Weapons (only from the previous Iron Banner) 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.

The Dark Below

Became unavailable after HoW.

	Class	Type
Iron Regalia Boots (Year 1)	Warlock Hunter	Leg Armor
Iron Regalia Gauntlets (Year 1)	Titan	Gauntlets
Iron Regalia Gloves (Year 1)	Warlock	Gauntlets
Iron Regalia Great Helm (Year 1)	Titan	Helmets
Iron Regalia Greaves (Year 1)	Titan	Leg Armor
Iron Regalia Hood (Year 1)	Warlock	Helmets
Iron Regalia Mask (Year 1)	Hunter	Helmets
Iron Regalia Plate (Year 1)	Titan	Chest Armor
Iron Regalia Sleeves (Year 1)	Hunter	Gauntlets
Iron Regalia Vest (Year 1)	Hunter	Chest Armor
Iron Regalia Vestments (Year 1)	Warlock	Chest Armor

Iron Banner Armor Set Images

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