Archers vs outsiders split from unfairly powerful monsters

[Eldariel]

One concern: what do you plan to do to heal the animated object? The only mechanism I know in core is via Craft Construct which seems both costly and time consuming.

I guess you have to Polymorph it into a healable form and heal it through Shapechange or whatever. Wasteful but c'est a vie.

Clerics do have Death Knell and Hierophant and the spell is also open to bards... Red Wizard Bard mebbe? Or just 40 HD Solar as crafter.