“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 Schedule (Season 23)
View upcoming loot pool changes below.
| Date | Time | Game Mode | Activity Bonus |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12-5-2023 | 9 AM PST | Tribute | Double Crucible Ranks |
| 1-2-2024 | 9 AM PST | Eruption | Double Crucible Ranks |
| 1-23-2024 | 9 AM PST | Fortress or Control | Double Crucible Ranks |
| 4-2-2024 | 10 AM PDT | Tribute or Control | Double Crucible Ranks |
| 4-30-2024 | 10 AM PDT | TBC | Double Crucible Ranks |
Iron Banner Details
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
Weekly Challenges
These challenges unlock daily while Iron Banner is live. Completing these challenges will increase your Iron Banner reputation boost gains and drop a Pinnacle reward upon completion.
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 Challenges
- 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.
Other Info
Game Modes
⚔️ Tribute
To win, defeat your opponents, collect their crests, and deposit them at Cabal beacons.
- Cabal Beacons: Beacons appear at various locations on the map, two at a time. They have limited duration before they switch to another position. Collect crests and deposit them at beacons for points.
- The Hunt: Activates when a maximum deposit is achieved at a Cabal beacon. This is a limited, special state when Caiatl sends a high-value beacon protected with turrets. The high-value beacon awards a bonus score for each crest deposited.
⚔️ 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.
⚔️ 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.
Reputation & Ranks
Reputation
Equiping Iron Banner gear can earn players XP boosts to their earned reputation. There are four ways to gain a boost when completing Iron Banner matches:
- Equip an Iron Banner Emblem
- Emblems can drop as a reward for completing Iron Banner matches, and one can be obtained from Lord Saladin’s rank rewards.
- Equip Five Iron Banner Gear
- Any configuration of Iron Banner weapons, armor, and ornaments can be equipped.
- Complete Iron Banner Weekly Challenges
- Challenges unlock each day, from Tuesday to Friday, and increase Iron Banner’s reputation boost gains the more that are completed. They will be available until the weekly reset.
- Complete Iron Banner Matches
- Some XP is earned for participating in every match, but more is earned for winning them.
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 name | Total Points | Points to next rank |
| 1 | Guardian I | 0 – 49 | 50 |
| 2 | Guardian II | 50 – 124 | 75 |
| 3 | Guardian III | 125 – 249 | 125 |
| 4 | Brave I | 250 – 499 | 250 |
| 5 | Brave II | 500 – 949 | 450 |
| 6 | Brave III | 950 – 1549 | 600 |
| 7 | Heroic I | 1550 – 1924 | 375 |
| 8 | Heroic II | 1925 – 2524 | 600 |
| 9 | Heroic III | 2525 – 3349 | 825 |
| 10 | Fabled I | 3350 – 3874 | 525 |
| 11 | Fabled II | 3875 – 4649 | 775 |
| 12 | Fabled III | 4650 – 5699 | 1050 |
| 13 | Mythic I | 5700 – 6449 | 750 |
| 14 | Mythic II | 6450 – 7524 | 1075 |
| 15 | Mythic III | 7525 – 8999 | 1475 |
| 16 | Legend | 9000 – 10000 |
Source: Bungie
Update Log
- 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.
Loot Pool Update
Reminder: All new and reprised weapons from Prophecy dungeon and Guardian Games All-Stars, as well as new weapons to the rotation for Iron Banner, Trials of Osiris, and Nightfall will all be retroactively enhanceable when The Final Shape launches on June 4. Source: Bungie
New: Tusk of the Boar (Grenade Launcher)
Details:
- Wave frame
- Special ammo
- Strand
- Origin Traits: Skulking Wolf, Field-Tested
- Note: This will be the only obtainable Strand Wave Frame Breech-Loaded Grenade Launcher as of Update 7.3.5.
Reprised: Multimach CCX (Submachine Gun)
Details:
- Lightweight frame
- Primary ammo
- Kinetic
- Origin Traits: Skulking Wolf, Field-Tested
Season 23 Weapon Loot Pool
- Multimach CCX Kinetic Submachine Gun
- Tusk of the Boar Strand Breech-Loaded Grenade Launcher
- Lethal Abundance Strand Auto Rifle
- Riiswalker Kinetic Shotgun
- Point of the Stag Arc Bow
- The Guiding Sight Strand Scout Rifle
- Swarm of the Raven Void Drum Grenade Launcher
- Pressurized Precision Strand Fusion Rifle
- Jorum’s Claw Solar Pulse Rifle
- Bite of the Fox Kinetic Sniper Rifle
Source: TWID (February 8, 2024)
Season 23 Loot
Weapons
With an update coming in early March, the loot pool for Season 23 will include the following weapons:
- Reprised: Multimach CCX Kinetic Submachine Gun
- NEW: Tusk of the Boar Strand Breech-Loaded Grenade Launcher
- Lethal Abundance Strand Auto Rifle
- Riiswalker Kinetic Shotgun
- Point of the Stag Arc Bow
- The Guiding Sight Strand Scout Rifle
- Swarm of the Raven Void Drum Grenade Launcher
- Pressurized Precision Strand Fusion Rifle
- Jorum’s Claw Solar Pulse Rifle
- Bite of the Fox Kinetic Sniper Rifle
Rank Up Weapons
FIRST MAJOR RANK UP |
 Powerful Gear Engram |
RANK 4 |
 NEW Lethal Abundance Auto Rifle |
RANK 7 |
 Riiswalker Shotgun |
RANK 10 |
RETURNING WEAPON  Point of the Stag Combat Bow |
RANK 13 |
 The Guiding Sight Scout Rifle |
RANK 16 |
 Tributary Emblem |
RANK RESET |
 Ascendant Shard Reset Rank, allowing you to earn additional Rank rewards. You will also receive an Ascendant Shard. |
Armor
Iron Symmachy suits
Armor Ornaments: Iron Pledge and Named Lords’ Ornaments
Weapons Removed & Added
| Weapon | Status |
|---|---|
| Dark Decider Auto Rifle | Removed |
| Gunnora’s Axe Shotgun | Removed |
| Lethal Abundance Strand High Impact Auto Rifle | New in Season 23 |
| Riiswalker Shotgun | Returning in Season 23 |
Other Loot
Iron Banner Vendor Loot
Armor
Iron Symmachy suits (Added in Season 23)
Legacy Weapons
Weapon | |
| | Lethal Abundance Strand Auto Rifle |
| | Riiswalker Shotgun |
 | Bite of the Fox Sniper Rifle (Kinetic) |
 | Joum's Claw Energy Pulse Rifle (Solar) |
 | 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) |
Weapon Details
UPDATING SECTION
The Guiding Sight
Strand High-Impact Scout Rifle
- Left Column: Enlightened Action, Demolitionist, Moving Target, Tunnel Vision, Perpetual Motion, Gutshot Straight
- Right Column: Hatchling, Adrenaline Junkie, Kill Clip, Encore, Cascade Point, Precision Instrument
- Origins: Skulking Wolf, Nadir Focus
Point of the Stag
Arc Precision Bow
- Left Column: No Distractions, Archer’s Tempo, Pugilist, Slickdraw, Elemental Capacitor, Shot Swap
- Right Column: Vorpal Weapon, Eye of the Storm, Swashbuckler, Precision Instrument, Golden Tricorn, Dragonfly
- Origins: Skulking Wolf, Wild Card
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Origin Trait
All Iron Banner weapons come with the Skulking Wolf origin trait.
While at low health, Guardian final blows with this weapon grant enhanced radar and remove you from opposing radar.
Other Items
Legacy Ornaments
Added in Season 23
Legacy Ornaments I
Iron Pledge
Legacy Armor
Legacy Armor VI
Iron Companion
- Hunter
- Arms, Chest, Helmet, Legs | Class Item
- Titan
- Arms, Chest, Helmet, Legs | Class Item
- Warlock
- Arms, Chest, Helmet, Legs | Class Item
 IRON COMPANION SUITS | ||
 - HELMET - Iron Companion |  - HELMET - Iron Companion Hood |  - HELMET - Iron Companion |
 - ARMS - Iron Companion |  - ARMS - Iron Companion Gloves |  - ARMS - Iron Companion Gauntlets |
 - CHEST - Iron Companion |  - CHEST - Iron Companion |  - CHEST - Iron Companion |
 - LEGS - Iron Companion |  - LEGS - Iron Companion |  - LEGS - Iron Companion |
 - CLASS - Iron Companion |  - CLASS - Iron Companion |  - CLASS - Iron Companion |
Last updated Jan 2, 2024
To learn more about Iron Banner and how it works, check out Bungie’s Iron Banner guide.
Bungie
- https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/Article/season-witch-update-7-2-0-1
- https://www.bungie.net/7/en/News/article/twid-8-31-2023
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