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FOR MOBILE
SEASON OF DEFIANCE
March 21, 2023 - March 28, 2023
View our Iron Banner Page!
Active Event: Iron Banner
MARCH 21 - MARCH 28, 2023
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This is the last Iron Banner of Season 19. Weapons highlighted in red are leaving the loot pool at the end of the season!
Seasonal Information
Featured Game Mode: Rotating
Schedule: March 21, April 4 & April 25
Game Mode Rules & Tips
- Learn more about the different game modes that Iron Banner has.
- In Season 20, Control, Eruption and Fortress are featured.
Control
- Game Objective: In Iron Banner: Control, the core gameplay is to capture zones and eliminate combatants.
- General Game Mechanics:
- Capture zones like you would in regular Control. Gain 2 points for each zone your team controls at each time interval.
- When your team controls 2 zones, your team will have zone advantage which will grant you 2 points per kill.
- When your team controls 3 zones, the hunt begins, which means zones are locked down for a short duration and all kills are 3 points each during this time.
Eruption
- Game Objective: In Iron Banner: Eruption, players are tasked with earning kill streaks, with each new elimination providing significant power-ups as a match goes on.
- General Game Mechanics:
- One kill earns you one point, but two kills in a row will apply the “Surging” buff to your Guardian.
- With this effect active, players will begin to glow and each new kill in their streak will generate 10% Super energy and 20% grenade, melee, and class energy.
- They’ll also earn three points per elimination, and on the fifth kill, will become “Primed.”
- Once Primed, everyone on your team will gain 5% Super and 10% grenade, melee, and class energy, while you’ll gain 12% Super and 5% grenade, melee, and class energy per kill, and three points per kill.
- The catch here is that you’ll have a 15-second timer applied which will cause you to “erupt” once it reaches zero, resetting your streak and ending the perks for your teammates…and also killing you.
- Notes:
- When primed, you’ll be visible to the opposing team on the map and they’ll gain three points each time they eliminate you.
- Your own team can also see you wherever you are on the map, and more than one player can be Primed at a time.
Fortress
- Game Objective: In Iron Banner: Fortress, the core gameplay is to score more points than your opponent by capturing and defending zones; the hunt will activate twice per match.
- General Game Mechanics:
- Capture zones like you would in regular Control. Gain 2 points for each zone your team controls at each time interval.
- When your team controls 2 zones, your team will have zone advantage which will grant you 4 points at each time interval.
- When your team controls all 3 zones, your team will have a power play. Your team will gain 6 points at each time interval.
- When the hunt is active, Empress Caiatl will send a high-value zone via Drop pod.
- This zone is quick to capture and awards a large number of points over a shorter period of time.
What's New
- Two Reprised Weapons are coming back in Season 20!
- You can now focus older Iron Banner Armour Sets, as well as weapons!
- This season’s game rotation:
- March 21, 2023: Control
- April 4, 2023: Eruption
- April 25, 2023: Fortress
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IRON BANNER
SEASON 20
VAULT OF GLASS
ROTATING RAID
ARMS DEALER
NIGHTFALL STRIKE
STRAND
SEASONAL SURGE
STRAND
WEEKLY SURGE
MOMENTUM CONTROL
CRUCIBLE ROTATION
SHATTERED THRONE
ROTATING DUNGEON
Solidarity with the People of Ukraine
Solidarity with the People of Ukraine
Cоняшник (Sunflower)
A new emblem has been created for players to show their support for the people of Ukraine and all of those impacted during this ongoing crisis, and beyond. This emblem is free for all players using the universal code below.
JVG-VNT-GGG
Like Bungie, we stand with the people of Ukraine and everyone impacted by the ongoing war. The Bungie Foundation committed to donating 100 percent of the proceeds from the first 48 hours of their Game2Give charity initiative directly to humanitarian aid organizations in an effort to help the people impacted by this war, raising $120,000. There’s more that can be done!
If you are looking to support the current conflict, there are some organizations vetted by Bungie that you can donate to.
As of March 9, Bungie will be working with their partners to suspend all Destiny 2 sales and commerce in Russia and Belarus. Players in these regions will still be able to play any Destiny 2 content they have already purchased and download the free game but will no longer be able to purchase new content or Silver.
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Season 20: Season of Defiance
Season 20: Season of Defiance
- The Witness and its Fleet, alongside disgraced-now-disciple Calus, has arrived at our doorstep and the worry of a second collapse is nearing a reality
- It is up to the Guardians to overcome the odds and face this threat.
- In Season 20, assist Mara Sov and her Awoken Queens Guard and defy the Witness and its fleet.
What's New This Season?
- Our end begins! Fight alongside all of the allies you’ve met along the way and stop the Witness from wiping out humanity.
- While the main battle takes place on Neomuna, our allies have rallied together to confront the conflict at humanity’s doorstep
- Complete Defiant Battlegrounds to rescue prisoners from new Darkness Strongholds in the Cosmodrome and EDZ.
- This season, you’ll be working with Queen Mara Sov, Devrim Kay, Amanda Holliday and the Crow.
- A signal has been detected in the Vex Network − work with Mithrax to figure out what it is in this weekly mission!
- The Vexcalibur Void Exotic Glaive awaits! Craft and unlock various catalysts to further improve your weapon!
View Seasonal Challenges
Complete weekly objectives to earn additional XP that will contribute to your Season Rank as well as your artifact power boost. Objectives unlocked each week remain unlocked for the duration of the season, allowing players to complete the objectives whenever they so choose. Complete the Season Triumph associated with the Seasonal Challenges before the end of the season to unlock the associated Triumph which rewards a large pile of bright dust.
- For your convenience, here is a breakdown of the objectives available for each week, courtesy of Braytech.
- For technical reasons, this frame defaults to a specific profile, but you can view your profile at any time. Spoiler – this table contains all challenges for the entire season!
Video Guides
Video Guides for Current Year Content
Progression
Season 20
Lightfall Expansion Content
Raid & Dungeon Content
Destiny 2: Lightfall
THE WITNESS HAS ARRIVED
- The Witness has arrived and with it is the beginning of the end.
- Face off against our greatest threat yet with allies new and old, harness new powers unlike anything we’ve used before, and overcome the odds to save humanity from a second collapse.
NEW CAMPAIGN MISSIONS!
- Tackle a brand-new campaign that takes us to Neomuna, the Neon Metropolis on Neptune
- Face the Shadow Legion, a Dark Cabal army led by Witness’s newest Disciple, Calus.
- Overcome the impossible by completing the Lightfall Campaign on Legendary Mode!
- Earn bonus rewards and a guaranteed power boost when completing the legendary campaign!
- With the latest expansion, acquire new weapons & gear, unlock new buildcrafting opportunities, as well as further progression toward your power level.
UNLEASH STRAND!
- Reach into the darkness and unravel the threads of consciousness by wielding Strand.
- Aided by the legendary warlock Osiris, Guardians will find a way to harness a brand new power to help in the fight against the Witness
- Learn more about Strand by visiting our Subclass page!
- Alternatively, visit Bungie.net’s article on Strand!
EXPLORE THE NEON METROPOLIS
- Guardians will venture through various locations in Lightfall.
- One new location is a destination unlike any we’ve explored in Destiny 2 − Neomuna.
- Recently revealed and now under imminent threat by the Shadow Legion, join forces with Neomuna’s inhabitants, the Cloud Striders, and prevent the city and its secrets from falling into thewrong hands!
New Raid: Root of Nightmares
- Ferried from an unknown time and place, a haunting presence has been detected. We must now confront this ancient threat growing at our doorstep…
- This raid launches March 10, 2023!
