Iron Banner is here this week and will be running from July 20th till
July 25th, so basically till the next weekly reset.
Although Iron Banner is here, things aren’t all going as
smoothly as they can. Some people, myself included, have received the
‘Contacting Destiny Servers’ message on more than one occasion. There have been
complaints about lag and poor matchmaking connections as well.
However if you are lucky enough to find yourself in an Iron
Banner Match here are a few things to take a note of:
This week’s Iron Banner game mode is Control, one of my
favorite game types. The team that controls the most zones AND gets the most kills wins.
The rewards for this Iron Banner are especially good:
Boots – Boots are up for grabs both from Lord Saladin after
Rank 3 as well as from post-match rewards. Boots can drop up to 335 Light Level
depending on your own Light Level. I’ve seen items in Iron Banner drop anywhere
from 2-5 levels above your current Light Level. So the Closer you are to being
Light Level 335 the higher chances of 335 drops. This is not only for Boots but
ALL Iron Banner post game drops. Obviously the gear sold by Lord Saladin
himself will only be 280 Light Level as before. Keep in mind that buying Boots
from Lord Saladin will cost you 40 Legendary marks.
Gauntlets – Gauntlets are also up for grabs from Lord
Saladin after Rank 3 as well as from post-match rewards. Just like the Boots
Gauntlets can also drop up to 335 Light Level depending on your own Light Level.
And again as with the Boots the Gauntlets sold by Lord Saladin will only be 280
Light Level as before. As it can sometimes be hard to get 335 Guantlets in
Destiny, Iron Banner is an amazing way to nab a 335 Gauntlet item either to
finally reach level 335 or infuse your other awesome Gauntlets to 335 Light
Level. Keep in mind that buying a Gauntlet from Lord Saladin will cost you 40
Legendary Marks.
Weyloran’s March – This is Special Weapon(Sniper Rifle) you
can buy from Lord Saladin after reaching Rank 4, and is also available as a
post-game reward but probably only as you reach a higher Iron Banner Rank. As
with everything else if you get this from a post-match drop then you can get
one up to 335 Light but the one you can buy from Lord Saladin will only be 280 Light Level.
Again keep in mind that buying this from Lord Saladin will set you back 90 Legendary
Marks. However, this isn’t the greatest Sniper Rifle in game and will probably
not be worth it if you have to buy one using Legendary Marks. You are better of
trying to get this as a post-match drop as you get perks like hidden hand
or quick draw or a combination of other decent perks making it a half decent
sniper.
Nirwen’s Mercy – This is a Primary Weapon (Pulse Rifle) you
can buy from Lord Saladin after reaching Rank 5 in Iron Banner this week. You
can also get this gun as a post-game drop but only if you are higher in Iron
Banner Rank. As with the everything else if you get this from a post-match drop
then you can get one up to 335 Light Level but the once you can buy from Lord
Saladin will only be 280. Again keep in mind that buying this from Lord Saladin
will set you back 90 Legendary Marks. However, unlike the Sniper Rifle this is
one of the better Pulse Rifles in the game and will probably be well worth the
Legendary Marks if you have to buy one. Again look out for post-match drops of
this gun with better perks like counterbalance and perfect balance as well as
third-eye for the last perk.
If you are a PlayStation user Iron Banner is usually
slightly better for you as there are PlayStation Exclusives Iron Banner armor
that you can also get both from Lord Saladin himself as well as from post-match
drops. Even the PlayStation exclusive gear can drop at Light Level 335. Some of
the PlayStation exclusive gear such as Helmets only have minimal changes from
its regular counterpart but changes in Gauntlets are much more noticeable in
the PlayStation exclusive Iron Banner gear so keep your eye out for those as
well.
While Iron Banner is one of my favorite game modes to play
in Destiny these days, this week’s Iron Banner seems to be riddled with bugs
thanks in part to whatever Bungie are trying to fix. The deal was that were
supposed to be fixing major match-making issues but that update was supposed to
be rolled out over the weekend even before trials started. There seems to be
some lingering issues or after effects however making this Iron Banner less
that fun to play.
Regardless of the issues if you can get a few games in you
definitely should as Iron Banner is one of the methods you can Level up
especially quickly to Light Level 335. Most of the times drops between 1-5
Light levels so you can level up especially quickly using this method over the
course of the week. The Rank 5 packages from completing Iron Banner also do
give you guaranteed 320 Light Level ghost and potentially anther 335 Light
Level item at random. Keep in mind that these rewards are also directly related
to you CURRENT Light Level so don’t expect 335 Light Level items while being
320.
To maximize your chances of getting a character to 335, you
might want to focus playing Iron Banner with one character even after you hit
Rank 5 in Iron Banner with that character because that's when the chances of
getting better drops is at its highest.
This might also seem obvious but as you get higher Light
Level gear don't forget to infuse your current gear so that the next time you
get post-match drops you can get even higher Light Level gear.
Happy Iron Banner to you guys and I hope that Bungie are
able to fix these annoying issues as quickly as possible so we truly enjoy the
rest of the Iron Banner in peace.
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