Destiny 2's Iron Banner Is Live: Rewards, Challenges, And How To Maximize Reputation

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After a short delay, Iron Banner is back for Season of Defiance.

By Chris Pereira on

For the first time since the release of Lightfall, Destiny 2's Iron Banner mode is live. This limited-time PvP mode brings with it some adjustments to how it's worked in the past, but it's by and large the standard Iron Banner experience, complete with familiar rewards and reputation gains. Here's what to expect from now until March 28, when the mode leaves with the weekly reset.

One key thing to know: An issue is currently causing the mode's weekly challenge to not appear. Normally, completing a certain number of Iron Banner matches will contribute toward earning a Pinnacle reward (a critical part of increasing your Power level past 1800), but Bungie has acknowledged the associated challenge is not showing up in-game. As such, you may want to hold off before investing too much time in Iron Banner.

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For this first of three Iron Banner events during Season of Defiance, the game mode is Iron Banner Control. Eruption will follow during Week 6 (which is now just two weeks away--this first event was delayed due to the invisible player bug), while Fortress will be available during Week 9. Bungie says future seasons may introduce other new Iron Banner mode variations, but none of those will pop up this season. Iron Banner Control plays out much like the standard Control mode, except that capturing all three zones temporarily locks them down and allows you to earn bonus points for hunting down