Quick Links
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen overhauled Gunsmith rewards with a new progression system, following the footsteps of ritual vendor reworks from previous seasons. Banshee-44 can now give Guardians upgrade materials and Ascendant Alloys simply by dismantling items and completing bounties.
Before you decide to scorch your Vault for Gunsmith reputation, you'll want to understand how Gunsmith Ranks work and the best ways of increasing your reputation. This guide will cover how the Gunsmith Rank system works, every way to increase your rank, every reward tied to Gunsmith Ranks, and we'll provide some farming strategies to help you level this system as quickly as possible.
Gunsmith Ranks
Banshee-44 has a unique reward track that grants upgrade materials, including Ascendant Alloys. As you complete bounties and dismantle gear for Banshee, you'll build up your Gunsmith Rank to unlock new rewards. Gunsmith Rank follows the same system as Vanguard, Crucible, and Gambit. A breakdown for each Gunsmith Rank requirement can be found below:
| Rank | Gunsmith Rank Requirement | Rank-Up Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Guardian I | 0 | 50 |
| Guardian II | 50 | 75 |
| Guardian III | 125 | 125 |
| Brave I | 250 | 250 |
| Brave II | 500 | 450 |
| Brave III | 950 | 600 |
| Heroic I | 1,550 | 375 |
| Heroic II | 1,925 | 600 |
| Heroic III | 2,525 | 825 |
| Fabled I | 3,350 | 525 |
| Fabled II | 3,875 | 775 |
| Fabled III | 4,650 | 1,050 |
| Mythic I | 5,700 | 750 |
| Mythic II | 6,450 | 1,075 |
| Mythic III | 7,525 | 1,475 |
| Legend | 9,000 | 1,000 |
Legend(Max Rank) | 10,000 | N/A; reset is available |
How To Increase Your Gunsmith Rank
You only have two ways of increasing your Gunsmith Rank in Destiny 2:
- Completing daily Gunsmith bounties.
- Dismantling items.
Let's go over how both methods contribute to your overall rank.
Daily Gunsmith Bounties
Banshee-44 sells four daily Gunsmith bounties that grant +15 Gunsmith Rank when completed. These bounties are quite simple, requiring you to get a certain number of kills with a particular weapon or damage type. These bounties refresh every day and are per character. We recommend farming Moon Lost Sectors to get these bounties done quickly. Repeatable bounties do not give Gunsmith Rank progress.
Dismantling Items
Dismantling weapons and armor in Destiny 2 grants a small amount of Gunsmith Rank progress. The rarity of the item you dismantle determines how much progress you gain:
- Rares: +1 Gunsmith Rank progress
- Legendary: +5 Gunsmith Rank progress
- Exotic: +5 Gunsmith Rank progress
Legendary and Exotic gear grants the same progress. Dismantling Ghost Shells, Ships, and Sparrows does not give Gunsmith Rank progress. There is no limit to how much progress you can earn by dismantling gear. If you're on the cusp of a new Gunsmith rank and desperately need the rewards, consider cleaning out your Vault.
Gunsmith Rank Rewards
Earning enough reputation with Banshee-44 will progress your rank with him, unlocking new rewards. Each rank grants a Legendary Engram that drops world loot, but reaching certain ranks will let you claim upgrade materials. Banshee's whole reward track can be found below.
| Initial Reward | Post-Reset Rewards | |
|---|---|---|
| Rank-Ups | x1 Legendary Engram (subranks count) | x1 Legendary Engram (subranks count) |
| Division Rank-Ups | x1 Prime Engram | None |
| Rank 4 | x2 Enhancement Cores | x2 Enhancement Cores |
| Rank 7 | x2 Upgrade Modules | x2 Upgrade Modules |
| Rank 10 | x2 Enhancement Cores | x2 Enhancement Cores |
| Rank 13 | x3 Upgrade Modules | x2 Upgrade Modules |
| Rank 16 | x1 Ascendant Alloy | x1 Ascendant Alloy |
| Rank 16 Completed | x1 Ascendant Shard | x1 Exotic Engram |
The Fastest Gunsmith Rank Farm
Unfortunately, there isn't a real fast farm for Gunsmith Rank. Out of all progression systems, this is the slowest of the bunch. With that said, there are two strategies you can use to increase your Gunsmith Rank as fast as possible:
- Farm daily bounties.
- Farm items to dismantle for reputation.
Daily Bounty Farm
If the name didn't give it away, you'll be completing all four of Banshee's daily bounties on all three of your characters. Boot up your character, buy all four of his bounties, then complete them. We recommend farming a Lost Sector to get these bounties done quickly. Turn in the bounties, log onto another character, and repeat.
You'll get 180 Gunsmith Rank progress each day with this farm. That's not nearly enough to quickly reach Legend rank with Banshee, but this is the fastest farm you can do without resorting to our second strategy.
Item Dismantle Farm
This farm burns through Legendary Shards and Glimmer. You'll want 10,000 or more Legendary Shards for this farm to be worthwhile.
You'll create items from your collections page and dismantle them, effectively turning Legendary Shards and Glimmer into Gunsmith Rank. Be warned: this consumes an absurd number of Legendary Shards.
For this farm to work, you'll need a weapon or armor piece that can be recreated from your collections. This means it must be from Year 1. Weapons and armor purchased from Devrim Kay (EDZ) or Failsafe (Nessus) work for this farm. Increase your rank with each vendor until you can purchase an armor piece from that destination. This should unlock that item in your collection, allowing you to recreate it for Legendary Shards and Glimmer.
Now that you have an item you can replicate, head to the collections tab and make as many copies of that item as possible. Dismantle them, and repeat until you've earned enough Gunsmith Rank or ran out of materials. Recreating an item requires 10 Legendary Shards and 1,000 Glimmer, so think twice before attempting this farm; this can quickly drain your entire stockpile of Legendary Shards if you aren't careful. You can purchase more Glimmer from Master Rahool at the Tower if you run out.
-4.jpg?q=50&fit=crop&w=320&h=160&dpr=1.5)
