I think a couple copies of
Hobbit Intuition would go a long way, personally. I know when I have beat this deck (or versions of it), a quick kill of one of the Hobbits or Smeagol really sets the rest back.
The other place this deck can be beaten is just by running. I've had a few matchups against versions of this shadow where the lack of minions works against you and I can almost walk to site 9. I understand
Sauron's Hatred costs
, but
Fires Raged Unchecked might be a better card for you if you think you can pick up a threat or two along the way (namely, in
Hall of the Kings).
Desert Lord and/or
Hate could be welcome additions to the shadow.
The Shadow feels like it would work best with a Dwarven free peoples, as cards like
Delving and
Calculated Risk could extend your hand significantly.
-wtk