Eater of the Dead

[quantum_mechani]

I should also mention that somewhere along the way it became a unique monster...

So even more reason to beef it up. This thing should give doom horrors a run for their money when it gets Unfettered.

[Forrest]

How about a insanity effect?

Non Holy commanders become useless in the provinces next to it at some point. You need blessed troops to go against it. Maybe protected mages.

A real nightmare that your normal troops run before. A worst case.

[Teraswaerto]

I think the Unfettered should have a global effect, madness, disease, ghoul attacks and plagues in all provinces, or something to that effect. Releasing it would be kind of like Wishing for Armageddon, or casting a spell like Utterdark. You could even extort people into giving you money or gems "or I'll release the Unfettered!". *manic evil laugh*

Kraken can be good since it's cheap in gems and packs a punch, in case you desperately need to get all the troops you can ASAP and there's nothing else researched. Not the best use of the mage's time if you have alternatives though.

[Shovah32]

I agree that the eater should get a huge boost. Since etherealness and high defence dont suit him he would need huge boosts in other stats so, for his final form how about this:
300 Health
30 Strength
20 Protection
15 Attack
5 Defence (a huge dead blob isnt exactly fast)
18 MR (otherwise he would be very easily killable, i would even consider raising it to the 20's)
30% Regen (for a total of 90 per turn!)
Recuperation
An AoE tentacle or 2, a few lifedrains and some sort of special attack.
Fear+15 (atleast)
Some sort of global effect

[Nerfix]

How about "Tentacle Rake" 3 attacks, armor piercing, 3 or 4 attacks with -6 str damage??

Another one would be it getting a Plague Cloud...

[Shovah32]

Or an ability decaying anyone who strikes him (banefire shield without the fire)

[Nerfix]

And/Or perhaps the Unfettered could spawn smaller Eaters of the Dead...