These are the 5 best Iron Banner weapons that you can earn in Destiny 2. Grab them!
On October 10, the first Iron Banner started in Destiny 2. The event overseer Lord Saladin arrived in the new Tower, took his position, and now welcomes Guardians to send them into the Iron Banner, where they can earn new tokens.
These Iron Banner tokens will then be brought back to Lord Saladin, who will give out a reputation package for about 20 of them. This reputation package can contain, among other things, special Iron Banner weapons.
Meanwhile, numerous “experts” have reviewed these special weapons and shared their opinions. We are now looking at a top 5 list of Iron Banner weapons in PvP, enriched with insights from Mercules904, who is considered a weapons expert in Destiny and is known for his competent and detailed “massive weapon breakdowns” in the community.
Rank 5 – The Last of the Hero – Submachine Gun
Let’s start with the rapid-fire Iron Banner SMG that secured 5th place. It is called “The Last of the Hero” and was forged in honor of Saladin. It is carried in the energy slot and deals Void damage.
The advantages of “The Last of the Hero” lie in its high range, very high reload speed, solid stability, and good handling. A downside is its small magazine size. The aim assist is average at 51.
Here are the stats:
- Rate of Fire: 900
- Impact: 20 (13 crit, 12 body)
- Range: 50
- Stability: 46
- Reload Speed: 58
- Handling: 63
- Magazine Size: 33
Note: The impact specifies how much damage the weapon deals in PvP with critical hits (crit) and body shots.
The Last of the Hero has consistently solid stats. It hardly matters whether you land critical hits or body shots:
- The optimal Time-to-Kill (i.e., the time it takes to eliminate an opposing Guardian under optimal conditions in PvP) is one second.
- The Time-to-Kill with only body shots is 1.07 seconds.
These are the weapon perks:
- Adaptive Frame: Rounded grip, reliable and robust
- Danger Recognized, Danger Banned: Improves reload speed, stability, and handling when enemies are nearby
The sights selection:
- SLO-10 Post: Short zoom, increased weapon readiness speed, increased range
- SPO-28 Front: Medium zoom, increased range, increased weapon readiness speed
- SPO-26 Front: Red dot sight, short zoom, increased weapon readiness speed, increased range
Choice between:
- High-Caliber Rounds: Enemies are pushed back, increased range
- Drop Mag: Magazine is ejected when reloading, potentially wasting ammunition. Greatly increased reload speed
High-Caliber Rounds is a popular perk that generally becomes more effective the higher the weapon’s rate of fire is. And no weapons in the game fire faster than 900 rate of fire SMGs.
In short: The Last of the Hero is among the strongest PvP weapons at close range. If you want to run through the Crucible with an SMG, this is a solid choice.
On the following pages, we will present the other Top 5 Iron Banner weapons. On page 2 comes the only useful Iron Banner power weapon!
