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“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.

Access: Free-to-Play

Fireteam: 6-Players

Matchmaking: Enabled

Power Level Advantages: Disabled

Heavy Ammo Crates: Shared

Rank Boost

Players can increase their reputation gains by completing the following:

  • Completing Challenges (x4)
  • Iron Banner armor (5 pieces)
  • Iron Banner emblem

Challenge: Complete Iron Banner matches as either Strand, Solar, or Void subclasses (1 of 4).

  • Reward: Pinnacle Gear and Iron Banner Rank Boost

Weekly: Complete matches in any Crucible playlists (3 total).

  • Reward: Pinnacle Gear
  • Daily Iron Banner challenges have been split into 2 series. Each series has 4 challenges rolled out daily over the week.
    • Series 1: Players complete Iron Banner matches (with no restrictions) to earn Iron Banner Rank bonus multipliers.
    • Series 2: Players earn points in Iron Banner as a Seasonal subclass to earn Pinnacle rewards.

Here are the game modes that will be available in Season of the Witch (Season 22).

⚔️ Fortress

To win, score more points that your opponent by capturing and defending the zones. The Hunt activates twice per match.

  • Zones: Gain 2 points for each zone your team controls at each time interval.
  • Zone Advantage: The state when your team controls 2 zones. Your team gains 4 points at each time interval.
  • Power Play: The state when your team controls all 3 zones. Your team gains 6 points at each time interval.
  • The Hunt: Occurs twice per match. Caiatl sends a high-value zone via Drop Pod. This zone is quick to capture and awards a large number of points over a shorter period of time.

⚔️ Control

Capture the zones and defeat your opponents for points. The team with the most points wins.

  • Zone Advantage: The state when your team owns 2 zones. Your team gains +2 points for every Guardian you defeat while in this state.
  • Power Play: The state when your team owns all 3 zones. Your team gains +3 points for every Guardian you defeat while in this state.
  • Capture Participant: You gain an additional +1 point for each player that participated in the zone capture.

Other Info

All Game Modes

Mode: Classic Control

Capture the zones and defeat your opponents for points. The team with the most points wins.

  • Zone Advantage: The state when your team owns 2 zones. Your team gains +2 points for every Guardian you defeat while in this state.
  • Power Play: The state when your team owns all 3 zones. Your team gains +3 points for every Guardian you defeat while in this state.
  • Capture Participant: You gain an additional +1 point for each player that participated in the zone capture.

Mode: Eruption

To win, rack up points by defeating your opponents. You gain more points and a boost of energy at each final blow while on a streak of 2 or more.

  • Streak: The number of opponents you defeat in a single life. Streaks are broken into 2 tiers called Surging and Primed that award you increasingly more points and energy at each final blow. But beware: once you become Primed, you need to keep quickly defeating your opponents or you’ll erupt!
  • The Hunt: This activates for your team when you or your teammate is Primed by reaching a streak of 5 or more. At the start of The Hunt, the whole team gets a boost of energy. It ends when your team has no more players Primed.

Mode: Fortress

To win, score more points that your opponent by capturing and defending the zones. The Hunt activates twice per match.

  • Zones: Gain 2 points for each zone your team controls at each time interval.
  • Zone Advantage: The state when your team controls 2 zones. Your team gains 4 points at each time interval.
  • Power Play: The state when your team controls all 3 zones. Your team gains 6 points at each time interval.
  • The Hunt: Occurs twice per match. Caiatl sends a high-value zone via Drop Pod. This zone is quick to capture and awards a large number of points over a shorter period of time.

Mode: Zone Control

Achieve victory by controlling zones, earning points for your team over time.

To win, score more points than your opponent by capturing and controlling zones. Zones: Score points for each zone your team controls.

Rank Boost and Ranks Chart

Rank Boost

Players can increase their reputation gains by completing the following:

  • Completing Challenges (x4)
  • Iron Banner armor (5 pieces)
  • Iron Banner emblem

Iron Banner Ranks

Rank #Rank nameTotal PointsPoints to next rank
1Guardian I0 – 4950
2Guardian II50 – 12475
3Guardian III125 – 249125
4Brave I250 – 499250
5Brave II500 – 949450
6Brave III950 – 1549600
7Heroic I1550 – 1924375
8Heroic II1925 – 2524600
9Heroic III2525 – 3349825
10Fabled I3350 – 3874525
11Fabled II3875 – 4649775
12Fabled III4650 – 56991050
13Mythic I5700 – 6449750
14Mythic II6450 – 75241075
15Mythic III7525 – 89991475
16Legend9000 – 10000
Update Log

Hotfix 6.3.0.7

  • Increased Iron Banner Rank gains. 
  • Doubled multipliers from wearing Iron Banner gear. 
  • Halved the multipliers for completing challenges. 
  • Significantly increased the multiplier for wearing an Iron Banner emblem. 

SEASON 22

Added to Loot Pool

  • Point of the Stag (Arc Bow)
  • The Guiding Sight (Strand Scout Rifle)

Loot Leaving the Loot Pool in Season 23

Final Week to EarnWeapon
11/14 – 11/21Dark Decider Auto Rifle
11/14 – 11/21Gunnora’s Axe Shotgun 
New in Season 23Lethal Abundance Strand High Impact Auto Rifle
Returning in Season 23Riiswalker Shotgun

VIEW WEAPONS

Emblem

Woodland Warband

Origin Trait

All Iron Banner weapons come with the Skulking Wolf origin trait.

Skulking Wolf

  • Perk: While at low health, Guardian final blows with this weapon grant enhanced radar and remove you from opposing radar.

Rank Up Rewards

RANK UP

Powerful Gear

Engram

RANK 4 

RETURNING WEAPON

Point of the Stag

Combat Bow


RANK 7

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The Guiding Sight

Scout Rifle (Strand)

RANK 10

RETURNING WEAPON

Pressurized Precision

Kinetic Fusion Rifle (Strand)

RANK 13

Swarm of the Raven

Heavy Grenade Launcher (Void)

RANK 16

Woodland Warband

Emblem

RANK RESET

Ascendant Shard

Reset Rank, allowing you to earn additional Rank rewards.

You will also receive an Ascendant Shard.

Other Info

Game Modes

Mode: Classic Control

Capture the zones and defeat your opponents for points. The team with the most points wins.

  • Zone Advantage: The state when your team owns 2 zones. Your team gains +2 points for every Guardian you defeat while in this state.
  • Power Play: The state when your team owns all 3 zones. Your team gains +3 points for every Guardian you defeat while in this state.
  • Capture Participant: You gain an additional +1 point for each player that participated in the zone capture.

Mode: Eruption

To win, rack up points by defeating your opponents. You gain more points and a boost of energy at each final blow while on a streak of 2 or more.

  • Streak: The number of opponents you defeat in a single life. Streaks are broken into 2 tiers called Surging and Primed that award you increasingly more points and energy at each final blow. But beware: once you become Primed, you need to keep quickly defeating your opponents or you’ll erupt!
  • The Hunt: This activates for your team when you or your teammate is Primed by reaching a streak of 5 or more. At the start of The Hunt, the whole team gets a boost of energy. It ends when your team has no more players Primed.

Mode: Fortress

To win, score more points that your opponent by capturing and defending the zones. The Hunt activates twice per match.

  • Zones: Gain 2 points for each zone your team controls at each time interval.
  • Zone Advantage: The state when your team controls 2 zones. Your team gains 4 points at each time interval.
  • Power Play: The state when your team controls all 3 zones. Your team gains 6 points at each time interval.
  • The Hunt: Occurs twice per match. Caiatl sends a high-value zone via Drop Pod. This zone is quick to capture and awards a large number of points over a shorter period of time.
Rank Boost and Ranks Chart

Rank Boost

Players can increase their reputation gains by completing the following:

  • Completing Challenges (x4)
  • Iron Banner armor (5 pieces)
  • Iron Banner emblem

Iron Banner Ranks

Rank #Rank nameTotal PointsPoints to next rank
1Guardian I0 – 4950
2Guardian II50 – 12475
3Guardian III125 – 249125
4Brave I250 – 499250
5Brave II500 – 949450
6Brave III950 – 1549600
7Heroic I1550 – 1924375
8Heroic II1925 – 2524600
9Heroic III2525 – 3349825
10Fabled I3350 – 3874525
11Fabled II3875 – 4649775
12Fabled III4650 – 56991050
13Mythic I5700 – 6449750
14Mythic II6450 – 75241075
15Mythic III7525 – 89991475
16Legend9000 – 10000
Update Log

Hotfix 6.3.0.7

  • Increased Iron Banner Rank gains. 
  • Doubled multipliers from wearing Iron Banner gear. 
  • Halved the multipliers for completing challenges. 
  • Significantly increased the multiplier for wearing an Iron Banner emblem. 

Iron Banner Loot

To view all of Lord Saladin’s items and quests in the database, check out light.gg.

Armor

Iron Companion suits

Iron Companion
Mask

Hunter Helmet

Iron Companion

Hood

Warlock Helmet

Iron Companion 
Helm

Titan Helmet

Iron Companion
Sleeves

Hunter Arms

Iron Companion

Gloves

Warlock Arms

Iron Companion

Gauntlets

Titan Arms

Iron Companion
Vest

Hunter Chest Armor

Iron Companion

Vestments

Warlock Arms

Iron Companion

Plate

Titan Chest Armor

Iron Companion
Boots

Hunter Legs

Iron Companion

Boots

Warlock Legs

Iron Companion

Greaves

Titan Legs

Weapons

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Weapon

Bite of the Fox

Sniper Rifle (Kinetic)

Joum's Claw

 Energy Pulse Rifle (Solar)

Gunnora's Axe

Energy Slug Shotgun (Arc)

Dark Decider

Energy Shotgun (Arc)

Roar of the Bear

Heavy Rocket Launcher (Solar)

Allied Demand

Kinect Sidearm

The Wizened Rebuke

Energy Fusion Rifle (Arc)

The Hero's Burden

Energy Submachine Gun (Void)

Other Items

Legacy Items

This section is being updated, new tables with images will be posted soon.

Legacy Armor I

Iron of Remembrance suit

Legacy Armor II

Iron Fellowship suit

Legacy Armor III

Iron Truage suit

Legacy Armor IV

Iron Will suit

Legacy Armor IV

Iron Forerunner suit


To learn more about Iron Banner and how it works, check out Bungie’s Iron Banner guide.