In Destiny, next Tuesday, the endgame event for PvP players, Iron Banner, will start. Here, PvP players might find the items they need to reach level 30.
This is where the Champions of Destiny are born
The “Iron Banner” event will start on October 7 and will run for a week until October 14. This is the first time this endgame event for PvP players will start in the live version of Destiny. Information is still scarce. It has already been tested in the beta.
The special feature of this PvP mode in Destiny is that the level and the equipment of the Guardians WILL NOT be balanced. Each participant is as strong as their gear and light level allows. This means that higher-level players with the best armor pieces and weapons will have an advantage.
What rewards will there be and how will you obtain them?
Currently, the details of the reward system for the mode are not yet set. Based on the beta, regarding how the “The Witch Queen” event was conducted, and from Bungie’s announcement a few weeks ago, it seems very likely that a range of new legendary items will be introduced into the game.
In the beta events, these were mostly legendary weapons of all types. The “The Witch Queen” event notably introduced two legendary armor pieces for the chest and helmet. Some players are still missing legendary weapons.
The “Iron Banner” will likely give out Bounty missions that players can only complete in this specific endgame mode, which will only be active for 7 days.
In addition to the rewards for these bounties and possible rewards directly after completing a round, there will also be a reputation vendor for the event, most likely Lord Saladin. Here, “top” items might await players who increase their reputation: Alongside legendary weapons, there should be emblems, shaders, and a legendary ship.
This legendary jump ship “Birth of History” was given to a few lucky players as an Iron Banner reward in the beta.
Will light level 30 armor come to PvP?
On reddit, some players suspect that through the “Iron Banner” event, armor pieces with a maximum light value of 30 could now be available for Crucible fans. Currently, there are legendary items with a light value of 30 only in the raid “The Vault of Glass” – other legendary items max out at a light value of 27.
Those who do not participate in this raid will only reach level 29 or stay below. For this, it would be necessary that alongside legendary weapons, legendary armor pieces are also introduced to the game since only helmets, chest pieces, legs, or boots currently hold the light values.
Since the new event for PvP players is positioned at the upper end of the scale, just like the raid for PvE players, it is likely that armor pieces with this increased light value will be available next week. The exciting question is: How will they be obtained and will the performance of the Guardians play a role? Currently, in the Crucible, the item distribution is mainly criticized for being random. Performance plays only a secondary role. There are higher expectations from the “Iron Banner” in Destiny now.
Anyway: For all Crucible fans, Destiny truly begins this Tuesday.
This was the loot in the beta – uncertain if everything will return:
Update Monday 10:30: A list of drops from the beta has appeared on reddit:
The exciting question for PvP players is: Will the armor pieces return, what stats will they have, and will they go to light level 30?
Update Tuesday 11 AM: Event has started, in this article we will deal with it.
