Originally I bought Iron Banner gear to level up, but I guess my effort was in vain because I don't like the perks on the armor. Auto Rifle Reloader sounded good... until Bungie nerfed ARs to oblivion. IB armor offers VERY little choice. There's no point in IB anymore since [u]all vendor armor will be upgradable now.[/u] Starting May 19th, there will be [b]NEW vendor gear... which will replace the old gear and might NOT have the combination of stats and perks that you want.[/b] [u]Consider grinding NOW, before the current gear leaves.[/u] Consider the weapons too: For The People is an AR that can reach 100 stability. Secret Handshake is the fastest firing shotgun with an optimal perk roll. Plug One.1 has epic stability with perfect balance (though a dropped version with Accelerated Coils is ideal). The Trolley Problem is a high power FR with Accelerated Coils. LDR 5001 has the 2nd highest stability of non-raid/exotic snipers, and a good perk roll. MG18A Harm's Way is ALMOST an ideal LMG... but lacks field scout. Against all Odds is an excellent LMG... if you don't mind the abysmal stability (slow fire rate helps). One Way Ticket 000 is basically Hunger Of Crota without tracking (not everybody wants tracking... it can cause unfortunate self destructs). The Chance is an excellent hand cannon. Too bad it doesn't have Luck In The Chamber. The The Saterienne Rapier is an optimal scout rifle. I've been considering grinding gear for my Striker, but I'd need 195-270 Crucible marks, and I'm quite happy with the Hunter master race...