Editing Wasterunner

{{For|[[Wastewalker]]}}
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|base_hp = [[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]85
|speed = [[File:SpeedIcon.png|20px|Speed]]Fast (7.5)
|cash = {{Money|60}} on death
|hidden = No
|fly = No
|ghost = No
|lead = No
|immunity = {{Attr|Nimble}} (Wave 6 only)<br/>{{Attr|Bloated}} (Wave 10 only)
|legacy_base_hp = [[File:HealthIcon.png|20px|Health]]18
|legacy_speed = [[File:SpeedIcon.png|20px|Speed]]Fast (6.5)
|legacy_hidden = No
|legacy_fly = No
|legacy_ghost = No
|legacy_lead = No
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{{QuoteContainer|
{{QuoteBox|Quick enemies incoming!<br/>They may be faster, but cliff units can easily stop them dead in their tracks.|[[Commander (Narrator)|Commander]] dialogue on Wave 5 (Formerly, [[Polluted Wasteland II|Nuclear]])}}
}}
==Description==
The '''Wasterunner''', originally known as the '''Mutated Speedy,''' is a fast enemy that appears in [[Polluted Wasteland II]]. It has high health and a fast speed. The '''Wasterunner''' replaces the [[Quick]] in [[Polluted Wasteland II]].

The '''Wasterunner''' could have been spawned by the [[Mystery]] upon its death in [[Polluted Wasteland II]].

==Appearance==
The '''Wasterunner''' has a dark teal skin color, with a dark navy torso and legs. Violet veins can be seen on its head and arms. It emits light green particles and is faceless.

==Mutation==
{| class="tds-table align-center mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="width: 300px; margin: 0 auto"
! colspan="2" |Mutation
|-
!Percentage
!Increase
|-
|5%
|4.25
|-
!Wave
!Health
|-
|2
|89
|-
|3
|94
|-
|4
|98
|-
|5
|102
|-
|6
|106
|-
|7
|111
|-
|8
|115
|-
|9
|119
|-
|10
|123
|-
|11
|128
|-
|12
|132
|-
|13
|136
|-
|14
|140
|-
|15
|145
|-
|16
|149
|-
|17
|153
|-
|18
|157
|-
|19
|162
|-
|20
|166
|-
|21
|170
|-
|22
|174
|-
|23
|179
|-
|24
|183
|-
|25
|187
|}

==Strategy==
*As [[Polluted Wasteland II]] has the [[HP Locked]] modifier and the '''Wasterunner''' has quite high health, it is not possible to let even a single wave of '''Wasterunners''' reach the exit.
*Strong early-game towers like the [[Golden Crook Boss]], [[Golden Cowboy]], [[Engineer]] or [[Mortar]] can clear it out quite easily.

==Gallery==
{{Gallery|
{{GalleryHeader|Corpse Variants}}
<gallery>
CorpseMutatedSpeedy.png|Second [[Corpse (Enemy)|Corpse]] variant, current version (12 March 2025 – Present)
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Trailers}}
<gallery>
Tower Defense Simulator- ☢️ NUCLEAR Update!☢️|'''Wasterunner''' in the game trailers.
</gallery>

{{GalleryHeader|Miscellaneous}}
<gallery>
IndexMutatedSpeedy.png|'''Wasterunner''' on its [[Index]] icon.
</gallery>
}}

==Trivia==
*Despite having replaced the [[Quick]], this enemy was once named ''Mutated Speedy'' and not ''Mutated Quick''.

==Update History==
*'''29 July 2022''' - [[v1.3.0]]
**'''Mutated Speedy''' added.
*'''19 February 2025''' - [[v1.54.0]]
**Modern version added.
***None of the changes are applied to the legacy version.
**Name changed from ''Mutated Speedy'' to ''Wasterunner''.
**Health increased from 18 to 60.
**Speed increased from 6.5 to 7.5.
**Now gives {{Money|60}} on death.
**{{Bug}} Appears twice in the [[Index]], one of them not loading in any model for the preview.
*'''5 March 2025''' - [[v1.56.0]]
**Health decreased from 60 to 50.
*'''22 April 2026''' - [[v1.89.0]]
**Health increased from 50 to 85.
*'''5 June 2026''' - [[v2.0.0]]
**{{Bugfix}} No longer appears twice in the [[Index]].



{{PollutedWasteland|Start|N/A|[[Wastewalker]] & Wasterunner|Wave 1|[[Hazardous]]|Wave 3}}



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