While no combat is necessary and you do not need any items to loot, it is still highly contested between players which may result in the loss of most rewards. Wilderness Warbands give large amounts of experience in Farming, Construction, Herblore, Mining, or Smithing. The activity was released on 25 March 2013 and was first mentioned in Jagex's special Behind the Scenes post. Warbands events are synchronised on each world. Quercus can be found just outside the Grand Exchange agility shortcut. Quercus, an ancient seer Ent, will send out adventurers to fight in the camps to balance the followers of the different Gods in Guthix's name. They will set up camp in the Wilderness every 7 hours, one time at each of the three locations. These camps are founded to gain an advantage for the followers of a particular God once their God returns.

Wilderness Warbands is a dangerous members Distraction & Diversion, composed of heavily defended storage camps guarded by the followers of the different Gods.