We're quickly approaching the launch of Destiny two's new Witch Queen expansion, afterwards a massively long Flavour of the Lost and the Bungie 30th Anniversary content update. With six weeks remaining until The Witch Queen, this may well be your last opportunity to dive into the Atomic number 26 Imprint this season. Each flavor has seen new Fe Banner weapons appear, and this flavor, you tin can earn all of them past completing a season-long quest chosen "For The War To Come up," which you lot tin pick up from Lord Saladin in the Tower. The Iron Banner is dorsum this week, giving you a new run a risk to grab these weapons and complete the seasonal quest.

It's a flake of a grind, but with the right approach, it's possible to knock out each of For The War To Come'south steps quickly and efficiently. Here's everything you can expect from the quest, plus some tips near how to overcome it in a bustle to earn a bunch of new drops that volition increment your character'due south Power level and get the new weapons into your hands. Even if you don't knock out the quest rapidly, though, know that you have all season to complete it, and there will exist multiple Atomic number 26 Banner events before the Season of the Lost comes to an finish.

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Note that y'all tin can besides get additional versions of the new Atomic number 26 Imprint guns, Peacebond and Forge's Pledge, by turning in Iron Banner tokens to Lord Saladin. The quest gets you some Pinnacle gear drops, though, so information technology's worth completing. Information technology's also worth noting that certain requirements, such as capturing Control zones, are cumulative and volition count toward later steps, even if you max them out on the footstep yous're currently working on.

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For The War To Come Quest

Step i

  • Defeat 30 Guardians
  • Capture 10 Zones
  • Get 30 Free energy weapon kills

The first pace is pretty straightforward, although you're going to want to melody your build ahead of time to snag Energy weapon kills to speed this one along. That ways you want the gun in your second slot to exist your get-to weapon for the time being--hand cannons such as Palindrome or Igneous Hammer are a practiced bet, for instance. Save yourself some time by placing your primary weapon in the Energy slot or y'all'll accept to earn extra kills to advance.

Reward: Forge's Pledge pulse rifle; Iron Imprint course item

Step two

  • Complete half dozen Fe Banner Matches
  • Capture xx Zones
  • Go xv Pulse Rifle kills

As noted, everything you've done before this step will count toward information technology--so the Fe Banner matches you played in Pace 1 will count toward Step 2, as volition the captured zones. The sticking point is the pulse rifle kill requirement. You have to get all xv pulse rifle kills during this requirement, but in that location are lots of good options, like No Time To Explain. Step 1 will also get you lot the new Fe Banner pulse burglarize, Forge'southward Pledge, which you can endeavor out for this step.

Reward: Iron Imprint leg armor

Step 3

  • Defeat 100 Guardians
  • Capture 30 Zones
  • Score ten Solar or Stasis power kills

Guns thing less for this footstep, equally you're going to demand ability kills to tick off that last requirement. The all-time way to do that quickly is to spec your character for high Intellect, and then you can get your Super gear up equally quickly every bit possible, which can potentially earn you multiple power kills per friction match. Manifestly having grenades and melee abilities charge speedily will too get y'all to the marking quickly. Equally for the other ii steps, the minimum of 45 Guardian kills you earned on Steps 1 and 2 will make that 100-kill requirement much less daunting; any kills y'all've earned up to now will count.

Advantage: Peacebond sidearm; Fe Banner gauntlets

Step iv

  • Go xv Super kills
  • Capture xl Zones
  • Go 15 sidearm kills

Your subclass doesn't thing for this pace, so whatever Super you lot recollect will earn you kills most apace is the 1 you want here. In addition, you're going to need kills with a sidearm; Step iii will earn y'all the Peacebond sidearm, so yous can bring that to bear here. Other expert choices include Traveler's Chosen, especially if yous've earned the new Exotic catalyst for information technology, as that makes the sidearm fully automatic.

Reward: Iron Banner breast armor

Step 5

  • Speak with Lord Saladin to end the quest

Advantage: Fe Banner helmet

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