WhileDestiny 2developer Bungie will be taking a break to celebrate the holidays, its players should not be wanting for things to do through the New Year. It started this week with the launch of theDawning holiday eventand continues with the Izanagi Forge unlocking on Tuesday, but now Bungie has confirmed the first Iron Banner of Season 5 will start on December 25th.
Alongside Iron Banner, Bungie will offer increased Valor gains throughout every Crucible playlist. Double Valor will be active for the weekdays (Dec. 25-28) and then it will kick up to triple Valor through reset (Dec. 28-Jan. 1).
As far as rewards are concerned, Iron Banner will have new armor sets to collect forDestiny 2Season 5. While pastIron Banner gearhas been more ostentatious in its design, these latest sets are more subdued.
This month’s Iron Banner is also bringing back two Year 1 weapons from the loot pool, the Hero’s Burden submachine gun and the Crimil’s Dagger hand cannon. The key difference this time around is that the weapons will featurerandom perk rolls, so those players that liked the archetype of the weapons but not the perks will be able to customize their choices…or at least farm the weapons until they get the right roll.
While Iron Banner can be hit or miss for players, this upcoming one is sure to command some attention from the entireDestiny 2player base. Afterturning every bounty into a powerful reward, Bungie made it so that Iron Banner is a great way to increase one’s power level at work towards the new cap.
For some players, Iron Banner will be what gets them to raid ready status, so they can finally tackle the new Scourge of the Past raid included with Black Armory. However, Iron Banner is not locked behind the annual pass and is free for everyone to participate.
Destiny 2is available now for PC, PS4, and Xbox One.
