There was apparently a small change in the Iron Banner with Season 11 of Destiny 2 that was not communicated. However, this makes the PvP event significantly more attractive for some players.
The first Iron Banner of Season 11 is here: Currently, Guardians can enjoy the July Iron Banner, the first Iron Banner event of Season 11.
Players still have time until the Weekly Reset on July 7th to complete the rather short quest this time and secure weapons with new perks and the current level cap or returning armor pieces.
This change was not communicated: In Season 11, there were some new features, 3 of which were already introduced by Bungie in advance. There were, among other things, changes regarding loot and matchmaking. New Iron Banner-exclusive perks also came into play.
More information can be found here: First Iron Banner in Season 11 starts – This is changing
However, there is another interesting change that Bungie has not discussed. This concerns the coveted enhanced mods and could incentivize some players to check out the Iron Banner – even if they originally had nothing to do there or didn’t want to.
What exactly has changed with the mods? The Iron Banner is one of the few sources for enhanced mods. These are particularly popular among many Guardians because they perform their function even better than regular mods.
And in the Iron Banner, they are comparatively easy to get. First, there is still the previous method – from Iron Banner bounties and from the engrams you get from rank ups for tokens.
However, now there is a new, additional way to obtain them – namely after completing matches, which was not possible before. And it’s not that rare. RNG definitely plays a role here, but it seems that you get an enhanced mod on average every 4 – 7 matches – even after matches that end through the mercy rule.
I personally received an Enhanced Mod about every 4 – 5 rounds in one evening.
All enhanced mods appear to be included in the loot pool for Iron Banner drops – such as the enhanced grenade launcher loader (very useful for the new Witherhoard grenade launcher) or the coveted armor mod Ashes to Attack (Improved).
Do you still need mods? Then head to the Iron Banner: Do you enjoy crafting builds and love tuning the last details? Then the current Iron Banner should be a good opportunity to expand your collection of coveted enhanced mods and possibly snag some desired modifications.
The chances for drops are relatively good, and especially in conjunction with the bounties and the reputation packages, which spit out random Iron Banner rewards, you can take quite a bit with you. Additionally, the mods here are comparatively easy to earn. And especially on weekends, the hunt for mods is a good option.
In short: Do you still need enhanced mods? Then head to the first Iron Banner of Season 11. You still have time until July 7th.
What are your experiences with the drop chances? Will you use the Iron Banner to farm enhanced mods? Or does it leave you completely cold? Maybe one of the upcoming contents will have more impact: Destiny 2 reveals roadmap for Season 11 – Here’s what to expect until Year 4
