Iron Banner: Season 9 Quest
The final Destiny 2 Iron Banner for the Season of Dawn is here, and if you haven't completed Lord Saladin's Iron Banner quest yet, it's time to light the fires (both under your behind and in the game). Iron Banner gives players a chance to earn advanced weapons and gear that cannot be found anywhere else in the game. The final Iron Banner of Season 9 only lasts until 9 a.m. PT, on February 25, so take advantage of this for your last chance to grab some exclusive Iron Banner weapons and armor.
The Season of Dawn Iron Banner quest consists of six stages, five of which must be completed in the Crucible Iron Banner game mode. Iron Banner most closely resembles Crucible control mode, but with a fiery twist. For players new to Iron Banner and want to know how to play, simply go visit Lord Saladin in the tower and select the quest before jumping into Crucible's Iron Banner event.
Light the fires
The first step in Season of Dawn's Iron Banner quest is called Lighting the Fires. To complete it, players must do the following:
- Capture 10 Iron Banner areas
- Defeat 30 enemy guardians
- Get 3 kills with your Super
These objectives shouldn't be hard to complete, as each Iron Banner match towards an objective is stackable. Upon completing this quest step, you will receive an Iron Banner weapon.
Iron Sights
Once you complete the Light the Fires objectives, you can automatically advance to the Iron Sights quest step. Most objectives in each quest step after the first will include progress from previous quest steps, with the exception of weapon-specific kills. To complete Iron Sights you will have to do the following:
When you complete this quest step, you will receive Iron Banner armor. You can expect an armor reward for each of the quest steps that follow.
Iron
After completing Iron Sights, you will unlock the next stage of the quest, called Pump Iron. To complete this quest step, you must complete the following objectives:
- Defeat 100 enemy guardians
- Capture 30 Iron Banner areas
- Kill 20 Guardians with a Shotgun
Death Metal
As before, completing the previous quest step will unlock Death Metal, which will be overcome by doing the following:
- Defeat 15 enemy Guardians with your Super
- Capture 40 Iron Banner areas
- Kill 15 Guardians with a Hand Cannon
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The fifth stage of the Destiny 2 Season 9 Iron Banner quest has been changed by Bungie after receiving complaints that one of the tasks, which required players to kill 10 Rocket Launchers, was too difficult to achieve for most. This is because Rocket Launchers require Heavy Ammo, which can only be obtained in Iron Banner by grabbing the ammo from a single time-controlled source. With everyone on this quest step brutally fighting to secure that ammo, Bungie realized the goal was too much for most players to achieve. As a result, it now automatically completes, but you'll still need to complete the other two objectives:
Cast iron
The sixth and final step is simple: just return to speak to Lord Saladin in the tower, who will give you a quest reward, and you will have officially completed the Destiny 2 Iron Banner quest for the Season of Dawn. Then you can earn Iron Banner Tokens in matches to trade with Lord Saladin for Faction Reward Engrams.
If you wish to receive class-specific gear for your other characters, you can complete this quest again on each of those characters and play Iron Banner matches until you are rewarded with rolls you are happy with. Happy hunting, keepers!
