Wilderness Warbands/Strategies

Wilderness Warbands is a highly dangerous Distractions and Diversion and the only one that takes place almost entirely in the Wilderness.

It's extremely common for large amounts of players to join a Friends Chat and wear the same team cape during warbands, allowing them to easily overwhelm the warband combatants and lone players alike. This page assumes you are going alone.


 * Dragonhide armour is recommended if you want protection, as it offers decent magic defence and passable ranged defence, the only two combat styles likely to be seen used.
 * If you don't want to risk even that, at a minimum, bring a cheap shield (e.g. Steel kiteshield) as the access to Resonance gives a significant advantage (Reflect and Barricade would be useful, but it is unlikely you will gain the necessary adrenaline).
 * Remember that you cannot be attacked while looting. Remain highly alert throughout looting however, as the camp can collapse due to time out or run out of supplies without warning, leaving you vulnerable.
 * Activate Anticipation immediately after finishing looting. Deflect Missiles would be the best to prevent damage, but it also attracts unwanted attention.