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"Quick enemies incoming!
They may be faster, but cliff units can easily stop them dead in their tracks."

―Commander dialogue on Wave 5 (Formerly, Nuclear)

Description

The Wasterunner, internally referred to as Mutated Speedy, name that is still used for its legacy version, is a fast enemy that appears in Polluted Wasteland II. It has high health and a fast speed.

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

Mutation
Percentage	Increase
5%	2.5
Wave	Health
2	64
3	66
4	69
5	72
6	75
7	78
8	81
9	84
10	87
11	90
12	93
13	96
14	99
15	102
16	105
17	108
18	111
19	114
20	117
21	120
22	123
23	126
24	129
25	132

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 this out quite easily.

Gallery

Trailers

• Wasterunner in the game trailers.
  Wasterunner in the game trailers.

Miscellaneous

• Wasterunner on its Index icon.
  Wasterunner on its Index icon.

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 Cash$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.

Nuclear (Polluted Wasteland II)
Previous Debut	Current Debut	Next Debut
Start N/A	Wastewalker & Wasterunner Wave 1	Hazardous Wave 3

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