you can carry more ammo for auto/scout reload your auto/scout quicker (this goes for vision of confluence/cryptic dragon) midas - meh... I have not played the iron banner much and will not because I have 3 characters grinding PVE all day. My hunter's vanguard rank is a day away from being capped out at 15. cryptarch is at 65 with the hunter. With that being said, I much rather carry and reload my auto/scout rifle quicker then heavy ammo. Honestly, I rarely use heavy ammo. My main setup is maxed out Cryptic Dragon Or Atheons Epilogue and maxed out ice breaker. It's all I need :) Raid gear is focused on carrying more heavy ammo and reloading heavy ammo quicker (something you would need in a raid) elsewhere - I rather have auto/scout re-loaders and still have level 30. Although I won't play iron banner for time's sake - I can see great use of those boots and gauntlets. No one should discredit them. Happy playing.