Destiny 2 Iron Banner schedule: When is Iron Banner next live?
DexertoIron Banner offers Destiny 2 players a unique PvP experience that is only around at specific times of the year. Here’s when the Crucible playlist will next go live and what rewards are up for grabs.
Dating back to the original Destiny, Iron Banner has been an important part of The Crucible for several years. Only showing up a handful of times per year, the limited-time PvP playlist offers guardians something a little different.
Not only are there unique rewards to gather, but Iron Banner also has exclusive game modes that can’t be found elsewhere. To avoid missing out, use this Iron Banner schedule detailing when the PvP game mode will next go live in Episode: Revenant.
When is the next Iron Banner event?
Iron Banner will return on November 26 in Revenant Act 2. This was confirmed by Bungie in an update on X/Twitter after the game mode was initially expected to return in early November.
The first half of the event will be Control, before the mode switches to Tribute in the second week. While it is live, Trials of Osiris will be put on hold and not return until after the event concludes.
What is Iron Banner?
Iron Banner is a limited-time PvP game mode that appears twice per episode. Each appearance offers a unique twist on an existing Crucible game mode, or even a unique mode entirely exclusive to Iron Banner.
Gaining reputation in Iron Banner differs from other modes with additional rank points earned as you play more games, have more Iron Banner gear equipped, and have the Iron Banner emblem active.
All Iron Banner weapons
BungieThe main appeal of Iron Banner is the unique weapons you can earn as drops or focus using Iron Engrams. These cannot be earned anywhere else and have been known to creep into the meta, making them particularly desirable.
Featured Iron Banner weapons
Here are all the weapons that can be earned and focused at Lord Saladin in the current Iron Banner event. All of the following weapons cost 1 Iron Engram and x20,000 Glimmer each to focus:
| Weapon | Archetype | Perk 1 | Perk 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Archon’s Thunder | Stasis Machine Gun (High-Impact) | High-Impact Reserves Rimestealer Fourth Time’s The Charm Envious Assassin Dynamic Sway Reduction Enlightened Action Air Trigger | Rewind Rounds Target Lock Tap The Trigger Killing Tally Headstone Onslaught Desperate Measures |
 Claws of the Wold | Void Pulse Rifle (Rapid-Fire) | Repulsor Brace Perpetual Motion Headseeker Elemental Capacitor To The Pain Snapshot Sights | Kill Clip Destabilizing Rounds Rampage Disruption Brreak Zen Moment Attrition Orbs |
 Crimil’s Dagger | Kinetic Hand Cannon (Aggressive) | Outlaw Moving Target Strategist Air Trigger Slideways Enlightened Action | Precision Instrument Adagio Opening Shot Zen Moment Explosive Payload Kill Clip |
 Lethal Abundance | Strand Auto Rifle (High-Impact) | Slice Elemental Capacitor Dynamic Sway Reduction Keep Away Enlightened Action Discord | Attrition Orbs Onslaught Collective Action Hatchling Tap The Trigger Target Lock |
 Multimach CCX | Kinetic SMG (Lightweight) | Under-Over Moving Target Rangefinder Iron Gaze Dynamic Sway Reduction Attrition Orbs | Target Lock Tap The Trigger Kinetic Tremors Kill Clip Iron Reach Frenzy |
 Point of the Stag | Arc Bow (Precision) | Strategist Puglist Elemental Capacitor Archer’s Tempo Air Trigger No Distractions | Golden Tricorn Precision Instrument Swashbuckler Eye of the Storm Vorpal Weapon Dragonfly |
 Riiswalker | Kinetic Shotgun (Lightweight) | Killing Wind Discord Threat Remover Slideshot Slickdraw Surplus | Opening Shot Fragile Focus Iron Reach Vorpal Weapon Adagio Harmony |
 Tinasha’s Mastery | Stasis Sidearm (Rocket-Assisted) | Reverberation Loose Change Impulse Amplifier Enlightened Action Deconstruct Offhand Strike Air Trigger | Surrounded One For All Frenzy Desperate Measures Chill Clip Bait and Switch Adagio |
 The Guiding Sight | Strand Scout Rifle (High-Impact) | Slice Perpetual Motion To The Pain Moving Target Demolitionist Enlightened Action | Precision Instrument Cascade Point Strategist Kill Clip Adrenaline Junkie Hatchling |
 Tusk of the Boar | Strand Grenade Launcher (Wave Frame) | Pulse Monitor Slideways Slice Grave Robber Enlightened Action Envious Assassin | Deconstruct Vorpal Weapon Swashbuckler Bait and Switch Hatchling Chain Reaction |
Legacy Iron Banner weapons
These are the legacy weapons that can be focused at Lord Saladin but not earned as a drop. All of the following weapons cost x3 Iron Engrams and x25,000 Glimmer each to focus:
| Weapon | Archetype | Perk 1 | Perk 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
 Allied Demand | Kinetic Sidearm (Adaptive) | Well-Rounded Air Assault Subsistence Rapid Hit Rangefinder Auto-Loading Holster | Eye of the Storm Multikill Clip Frenzy Iron Reach Gutshot Straight Under-Over |
 Bite of the Fox | Kinetic Sniper Rifle (Aggressive) | Envious Assassin No Distractions Slickdraw Firmly Planted Rapid Hit Snapshot Sights | Iron Gaze Under-Over Vorpal Weapon Opening Shot Moving Target Explosive Payload |
 Dark Decider | Kinetic Auto Rifle (Rapid-Fire) | Well-Rounded Iron Grip Dynamic Sway Reduction Subsistence Offhand Strike Auto-Loading Holster | Rangefinder Dragonfly Golden Tricorn Iron Reach Gutshot Straight Voltshot |
 Forge’s Pledge | Solar Pulse Rifle (Adaptive) | Stats For All Heating Up Tunnel Vision Surplus Auto-Loading Holster Zen Moment | One For All Iron Grip Elemental Capacitor Multikill Clip Rampage Snapshot Sights Wellspring |
 Frontier’s Cry | Solar Hand Cannon (Precision) | Stats For All Adaptive Munitions Rapid Hit Compulsive Reloader Steady Hands Tunnel Vision | Eye of the Storm Kill Clip One For All Iron Grip Iron Reach Adagio |
 Gunnora’s Axe | Arc Shotgun (Pinpoint Slug) | Moving Target Hip-Fire Grip Surplus Auto-Loading Holster Threat Detector Slickdraw | Voltshot Vorpal Weapon Eye of the Storm Opening Shot Snapshot Sights Iron Reach |
 Jorum’s Claw | Solar Pulse Rifle (Adaptive) | Moving Target Encore Gutshot Straight Iron Grip Offhand Strike Outlaw | Incandescent Golden Tricorn Frenzy Iron Reach Kill Clip Headseeker |
 Occluded Finality | Arc Sniper Rifle (Aggressive) | Rapid Hit Snapshot Sights Surplus Under Pressure Auto-Loading Holster No Distractions | Firing Line Opening Shot Vorpal Weapon Elemental Capacitor Iron Reach Demolitionist |
 Peacebond | Stasis Sidearm (Adaptive Burst) | Perpetual Motion Under Pressure Rangefinder Killing Wind Subsistence Tunnel Vision | Focused Fury Iron Reach Headstone Harmony Demolitionist Swashbuckler Surrounded |
 Pressurized Precision | Strand Fusion Rifle (Adaptive) | Discord Perpetual Motion Encore Moving Target Firmly Planted Auto-Loading Holster Air Assault | Hatchling Cornered Iron Gaze Vorpal Weapon Eye of the Storm Rangefinder High-Impact Reserves |
 Razor’s Edge | Void Sword (Vortex) | Wellspring Unrelenting Tireless Blade Energy Transfer Relentless Strikes Duelist’s Trance | One For All Thresh Chain Reaction Frenzy Assassin’s Blade Counterattack |
 Roar of the Bear | Solar Rocket Launcher (High-Impact) | Impulse Amplifier Tracking Module Demolitionist Field Prep Snapshot Sights Ambitious Assassin | Incandescent Chain Reaction Lasting Impression Cluster Bomb Auto-Loading Holster Vorpal Weapon |
 Swarm of the Raven | Void Heavy GL (Rapid-Fire) | Impulse Amplifier Slickdraw Auto-Loading Holster Field Prep Pulse Monitor Demolitionist Clown Cartridge | Genesis Disruption Break Full Court Adagio Cascade Point Envious Assassin Destabilizing Rounds |
 The Hero’s Burden | Void SMG (Adaptive) | Under Pressure Moving Target Feeding Frenzy Tunnel Vision Fragile Focus Zen Moment | Dynamic Sway Reduction Gutshot Straight Destabilizing Rounds Iron Grip Iron Reach Kill Clip |
 The Wizened Rebuke | Arc Fusion Rifle (High-Impact) | Offhand Strike Iron Grip Shot Swap Under Pressure Heating Up Steady Hands | Voltshot High-Impact Reserves Successful Warm-Up Vorpal Weapon Fragile Focus Backup Plan |
New Iron Banner weapons
When Iron Banner returns in Revenant Act 2, two new weapons will be added to the loot pool: Archon’s Thunder and Tinasha’s Mastery.
Archon’s Thunder is a reprised Machine Gun that has received an entirely new perk pool, having last featured way back in Season 14. While it used to be a Solar weapon, Archon’s Thunder has now returned as a Stasis weapon, which is fitting given the focus on Stasis in Episode: Revenant.
Tinasha’s Mastery is a brand-new Rocket Sidearm and the first ever Stasis weapon in the archetype. With Rokcet Sidearms performing so well in the PvE meta and this getting access to Chill Clip, this newcomer is a must-get weapon that you definitely want to farm.
To learn more about Iron Banner’s new weapons, including their full perk pools, check out the section below:
Archon’s Thunder
DexertoWhen Iron Banner returns in Revenant Act 2, a repised weapon, Archon’s Thunder, will be added to the loot pool. Now a Stasis Machine Gun, this will provide direct competition to the likes of Chain of Command, Qullim’s Terminus, and Recurrent Impact. This gun’s possible perk rolls can be found below:
| Barrel | Magazine | Perk 1 | Perk 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smallbore Polygonal Rifling Hammer-Forged Rifling Full Bore Fluted Barrel Extended Barrel Corkscrew Rifling Chambered Compensator Arrowhead Brake | Flared Magwell Alloy Magazine Steady Rounds Extended Mag Tactical Mag Appended Mag Accurized Rounds | High-Impact Reserves Rimestealer Fourth Time’s The Charm Envious Assassin Dynamic Sway Reduction Enlightened Action Air Trigger | Rewind Rounds Target Lock Tap The Trigger Killing Tally Headstone Onslaught Desperate Measures |
Tinasha’s Mastery
DexertoWhen Iron Banner returns in Revenant Act 2, a new weapon, Tinasha’s Mastery, will be added to the loot pool. In the same vein as The Call and Aberrant Action, this is a Rocked-Assisted Frame, further filling out the archetype with a Stasis-element alternative. This gun’s possible perk rolls can be found below:
| Barrel | Magazine | Perk 1 | Perk 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volatile Launch Confined Launch Countermass Hard Launch Linear Compensator Quick Launch Smart Drift Control | Appended Mag Tactical Mag Extended Mag Alloy Magazine Flared Magwell High-Velocity Rounds Implosion Rounds High-Explosive Ordnance | Air Trigger Offhand Strike Deconstruct Enlightened Action Impulse Amplifier Loose Change Reverberation | Adagio Bait and Switch Chill Clip Desperate Measures Frenzy One for All Surrounded |
To prepare yourself before Iron Banner returns, be sure to check out the best PvP Weapons in the current meta. For more general tips, these are the best PvE Weapons, Hunter builds, Titan builds, and Warlock builds to use in The Final Shape.