Wasterunner

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Wasterunner
Mode Appearance	Nuclear
Wave Debut	1
Statistics
Base Health	50
Health Scaling	Trio - 60 Quad - 70
Speed	Fast (7.5)
Cash Given	$60 on death
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	Nimble (Wave 6 only) Bloated (Wave 10 only)
Base Health	18
Speed	Fast (6.5)
Hidden?	No
Flying?	No
Ghost?	No
Lead?	No
Attributes	None

"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	53
3	55
4	58
5	60
6	63
7	65
8	68
9	70
10	73
11	75
12	78
13	80
14	83
15	85
16	88
17	90
18	93
19	95
20	98
21	100
22	103
23	105
24	108
25	110

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

Trailers

Tower Defense Simulator- ☢️ NUCLEAR Update!☢️

Wasterunner in the game trailers.

Miscellaneous

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 $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