Figurines of Wondrous Power & actions?

[CapnZapp]

the figurines are VERY weak melee combatants. Hardly better than a minion.

Do you mean their attack scores, their damage output or their staying power?

Because if you mean the third and last one of these, I have a solution: give them to a Solo.

His or her healing surge can easily make the figurine start combat with more hit points than regular monsters of the same level, and the best part this comes for free (as few Solos have any use for their surges otherwise)!