Rad Runner
Mutated mountain cat that learned to hunt near old uranium mines. Radiation made it bigger, meaner, and hungry for anything that moves. Stalks prey for hours before striking.
Loot 8
Raw HideResources · T175%×29 caps
Irradiated ClawsJunk · T0100%
Electromagnetic OrganResources · T150%
Rad Runner HaunchResources · T150%50 caps
Reinforced Tendon CablesResources · T150%480 caps
Hunter's Last LogEscalation items · T15%
Common Skin ContainerContainers · T10.1% 1 in 1,0004,449 caps
Rare Skin ContainerContainers · T10.01% 1 in 10,00052.5k capsEach item rolls on its own every time you defeat this enemy, in the amount shown. Chances as the game publishes them.
Where to find it 63
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- Desert
- -20% movement speed · Miniguns +15% · Launchers +15%
- Hills
- -20% movement speed · Bolt Action Rifles +25% · Semi Auto Rifles +25% · Assault Rifles +25% · Sniper Rifles +25%
- River
- -30% movement speed
From the game files (version 2.4.261112-4cec7dd).
How to fight it
Armor that resists its attack Slash
Exploit its weakness Blunt
Avoid this damage type Pierce
Its best defense (AR 2) is against this type.
Suggestions computed from damage types, following the game guide: every armor and enemy has a best and a worst defense.
Best gear against it
Overall
Weapons
Grinder + 
7.62mm Ammo Cartridge (T3)Pierce ~73 damage per turn · hits 85% · 1 turn to kill
Rattlesnake + 
12 Gauge Shell (T3)Blunt ~67.3 damage per turn · hits 97% · 1 turn to kill
Havoc + 
5.56mm Ammo Cartridge (T3)Pierce ~55.1 damage per turn · hits 94% · 2 turns to kill
Armor against its attack Slash
- Head
Bastion Helmet AR 8 - Chest
Bastion Chestplate AR 8 - Legs
Bastion Legs Armor AR 8
With this armor it hits 100% of the time and takes about 1.3 per turn (about 17.2 without armor): with 60 health you last about 47 turns.
Best in the free version
Weapons
Trenchsweep Shotgun + 
12 Gauge Shell (T2 Upgraded)Blunt ~51.8 damage per turn · hits 94% · 2 turns to kill
Hellhound + 
7.62mm Ammo (T2 Upgraded)Pierce ~48.5 damage per turn · hits 79% · 2 turns to kill
Dustdevil Rifle + 
5.56mm Ammo (T2 Upgraded)Pierce ~39 damage per turn · hits 90% · 2 turns to kill
Armor against its attack Slash
- Head
Warden Helmet AR 5 - Chest
Flux Suit AR 4 - Legs
Warden Legs Armor AR 5
With this armor it hits 97% of the time and takes about 4.2 per turn (about 17.2 without armor): with 60 health you last about 15 turns.
The best you can use
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Estimate with the game's fight rules: 2d10 plus accuracy against a defense of 6 plus armor modifiers; a critical hit (two tens or 10 over the defense) deals ×1.5; damage minus the armor for that damage type, at least 1 per hit; base health 60; a turn every 10 s. Natural defense, skill bonuses, range and terrain are left out.
Tasks
Portrait frames 2
Codex entry
- Entry 1
Bone density measures forty percent above pre-war Puma concolor baselines. Dental enamel shows continuous regrowth, unusual for the species. Hair samples register low-level alpha emission consistent with prolonged residence near unsealed ore. The animal does not appear to be dying.
- Entry 2
A trader who lost a leg near an abandoned mine claims the rad runner that took it never made a sound. He says the worst part wasn't the bite. It was watching it sit afterward and wait to see what he did.
- Entry 3
A Ranger field log notes that rad runners near the Scar do not stalk. They sit at the edge of the disturbance and look up. When the patrol approached, the animals did not flee. They were not breathing.
