Bloodwrack Shrine

is a war machine unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with The Shadow and the Blade.
== Recruitment ==
* Unlocked with: Tower of Dark Sorcery, Spire of Sorcery or Sorcerous White Tower of Hoeth
== Description ==
When a great campaign beckons, the Hag Sorceress sends warriors into the caverns below the Spiteful Peaks to return with Bloodwrack Medusae in tow, their claws bound and their faces masked. At Morathi's direction, the captives are chained to Atharti's great Bloodwrack Shrines and propelled by Dark Magic to the very forefront of the assembled armies. A Bloodwrack Medusa's gaze is a fearsome weapon; should a victim's eyes lock with hers for even a second, his lifeblood violently rebels, flooding from every pore until his body collapses into a pool of its own gore. It is to guard against this that the shrinekeepers wear masks polished to a mirror-like sheen. Worse still, all who fight nearby find their minds twisted by an echo of the Medusa's endless despair. All save the Dark Elves, that is; to them, the scent of suffering is akin to the finest perfume – a heady brew when mixed with the tang of freshly-spilled blood.
== Attributes ==
== Unit Abilities ==
=== Passive Abilities ===
* Aura of Agony
* Aura of Ardour
* Murderous Prowess
* Wounds
== Strategy ==
A Medusae put on a large elevated chariot and given some magical auras. This unit basically loses speed and melee stats for auras and chariot stats. Useful for blob fights and making Dark Elves fight better around it, but will struggle against artillery and armour-piercing missiles.
It has two auras that provided debuffs for enemies and bonuses for allied unit. These auras are offensive in nature, giving +14% net to hit for your melee units and causing enemies to rout slightly quicker. 
In addition to the Medusa's Terror, this makes the Bloodwrack Shrine handy for supporting more offensive infantry strategies with Sisters of Slaughter and Witch Elves as opposed to spears+shooting armies. 
Category:The Shadow and the Blade units