Mutations
Mutations are alterations to a waja's body, such as wings, horns, gills, and much more. There are 18 different mutations on Wajas divided into two different categories - Potion mutations and Custom mutations.
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Custom Mutations
Custom mutations are mutations which are only available when you create a custom Waja with a Token. The only other way to achieve custom mutations is through a Mutation Pear, which adds a random mutation to your Waja. This is risky, however, as it can add ANY of the 9 custom mutations.
Custom mutations are as follows:
- Bat Wings
- Bird Wings
- Butterfly Wings
- Leg Feathers
- Mane
- Prehistoric Horns
- Ram Horns
- Saber Fangs
- Vagina
- Unihorn
In order to see examples of what custom mutations look like on various breeds and in various colors, you can use the wajas.com Custom Demo.
Potion Mutations
Potion mutations are mutations which can be applied at any time to any waja you own using the appropriate potion created by the Mad Scientist. Once added, the mutation is permanent, cannot be removed, and is inherited the same way that Custom Mutations are.
Potion mutations are as follows:
- Alien Eyes (added with a Xenu Potion)
- Antennae (added with a Arista Potion)
- Forked Tongue (added with a Ptthhh Potion)
- Gills (added with a Slime Potion)
- Neck Bolts (added with a Classic Potion)
- Raptor Claws (added with a Prehistoric Potion)
- Rhino Horns (added with a Livingston Potion)
- Shoulder Eyes (added with a Nightmare Potion)
- Tail Spikes (added with a Thago Potion)
In order to see other examples of what potion mutations look like on various breeds and in various colors, you can use the wajas.com Custom Demo.
DNA Mutations
Currently, the only DNA mutation is Tri Wings. Tri Wings are unique in that they are both a custom mutation and a item-added mutation. They can be given to a waja either through custom creation or by applying TriWing DNA to a waja. Tri Wings share an appearance with bird wings, with the main difference being that tri wings can be multicolored whereas bird wings are one solid color.
How Mutations are Inherited
Mutations are inherited according to this chart (does not factor in MU):
SHOW x SHOW: 100% of pups SHOW the mutation
SHOW x CARRY: 50% of pups SHOW, 50% CARRY
SHOW x NO: 100% of pups CARRY
CARRY x CARRY: 50% CARRY, 25% SHOW, 25% NO
CARRY x NO: 50% CARRY, 50% NO
Mutation Gene, or MU percentage also affects how mutations are inherited. The exact formula isn't well understood, though higher MU results in higher chances of a mutation in the parent showing or carrying. It is also widely believed that you must raise the MU of both parents (even if the other parent doesn't show or carry any mutations) in order to get the best chance of getting pups to show the mutation.
Mutation Pears
The Mutation Pear item gives a Waja a random non-potion, non-DNA mutation when fed. All mutations obtained via mutation pear are the same color as the base color of the Waja the pear was fed to.
Multiple mutation pears can be used on a single waja, so some players choose to use mutation pears on a Waja until it has all the mutations. Once a waja has all the mutations that a mutation pear can give, mutation pears will no longer work on that waja. It should be noted that a mutation pear cannot turn a carried mutation into a visible mutation; it will only add mutations that the waja doesn't currently show or carry.
As stated above, potion mutations are not among the mutations that a mutation pear can give, nor are Tri Wings.
Monsters
"Monster" is a term used to describe a waja with a large number of mutations, usually due to liberal use of mutation pears and/or potions. Monsters can have any kind or amount of markings, but are frequently also pearballs (wajas with large numbers of markings added by markings pears) to make them look more chaotic and monster-like.
