Destiny 2’s Iron Banner event is live for the first time in Season of the Splicer. Lord Saladin has returned with a new Seasonal Iron Banner Quest and some new Iron Banner weapons. While this is usually a great time for Guardians inDestiny 2to get their hands on a few versions of the new Iron Banner weapons, a bug has been found that is hurting some weapons drop chances.
Iron Banner is a monthly Light Level enabled version of Controland comes with weapons and gear for Guardians to chase. However, some of the new weapons are bugged and not dropping from Lord Saladin’s Iron Engrams or after Iron Banner matches.
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The Archon’s Thunder Machine Gun and the Riiswalker Shotgun cannot be acquired from Lord Saladin’s Iron Engrams or the post-match rewards. That leaves theDestiny 2Seasonal Iron Banner quest, Iron-Handed Diplomacy, as the only way of acquiring these weapons. As a result, Guardians can only get one of each of these weapons from the questline.
TheDestiny 2Iron Bannershotgun, Riiswalker, is already stirring up theDestinycommunity with many Guardians wanting to get their hands on a good roll as soon as possible. As a lightweight shotgun, the Riiswalker may not be in the same archetype as fan-favorite the Felwinter’s Lie, however, it is one of the few lightweight Kinetic Shotguns inDestiny 2at the moment.
The Archon’s Thunder Machine Gun is part of the High-Impact Frame archetype with a 360 rate of fire. Rolling with options like Thresh, Guardians could make this a decent PVE weapon. The Archon’s Thunder may go overlooked because Machine Guns are not a preferred weapon type inDestiny 2right now, however they can receive a buff at any time so Guardians may want to keep any good rolls they may get.
If players complete theDestiny 2Seasonal Iron Banner queston all three characters, then they can get three of each weapon. For now, this is the only way to get multiple rolls of the newDestiny 2Iron Banner Machine Gun or the new Shotgun. There is no news on how soon Bungie will fix this issue, but many Guardians are hopeful for a fix before the end of this week’s Iron Banner.
If Bungie does not fix the issue of the Riiswalker or the Archon’s Thunder not dropping from tokens or end-of-match rewards, then Guardians may want to save their Iron Banner tokens. Guardians who save their tokens can turn them in during a future Iron Banner when the issue is fixed.
Destiny 2: Beyond Lightis available now for PC, PS4, PS5, Stadia, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S.
