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Stripped of their beauteous forms by the goddess Atharti, Medusae know nothing but pain, torment, regret and anguish.

Bloodwrack Medusa is a Dark Elves Dark Elves missile monster unit introduced in Total War: Warhammer II with The Shadow and the Blade.

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Description[ | ]

Bloodwrack Medusae are horrid half-snake creatures that have served the whim and desires of Morathi, the Hag Queen of Naggaroth for many thousands of years. It is said that they were Sorceresses of Ghrond who used their magics and blood-feasting rituals to become more beautiful than even the gods. In so doing, they came to the attention of the goddess Atharti, Goddess of Pleasure, who is vain beyond measure and suffers no mortal competition. In retribution, she stripped the upstart mortals of their beauteous forms and caged them in pain-wracked, serpentine bodies. Even this punishment she deemed insufficient, and so reduced their minds to be little more than those of beasts. Atharti left only one sliver of awareness in her victims, enough that they might always remember with torment the beauty and power they had once possessed.

Attributes[ | ]

  • Wh2 dlc14 def medusa Missile Monster
  • Hybrid: This unit can perform well in both ranged combat and melee.
  • Armour-Piercing Missiles: The damage of Modifier icon armour piercingarmour-piercing weapons mostly ignores the armour of the target, making them the ideal choice against heavily-armoured enemies. They are often heavier and attack at a slower rate though, making them less efficient against poorly-armoured targets.
  • Anti-Infantry: Anti-infantry units have an advantage against targets that are smaller than a horse. This advantage can be a damage bonus against small targets, superior weight used to smash through lighter enemies, or an explosive attack from range that effects a large area.
  • Decent Melee Combatant: Despite being primarily a missile unit or spellcaster, this unit can also hold its own ground when fighting in melee.

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This unit is a solid generalist monster unit that moves quickly, causes terror, has decent melee stats, and has a damaging missile attack. Her missile attack fires very quickly so is actually better suited to enemy cavalry rather than infantry, because she can actually hit them. Medusae have low armour values, so focus fire from missiles or intense fights will wear them down quickly.

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