Gimli + IB = ownage!

[Saint]

 Gimli, Bearer of Grudges (9R+4)
 The One Ring, The Ring of Doom (15R1)

 Eowyn, Lady of Ithilien (10R72)
 Aragorn, Strider (11RF7)
 Gondorian Prowler (15U61)
 Madril, Defender of Osgiliath (15R64)

 Garrison of Gondor (8R36)
 Legolas, Fearless Marksman (7R25)
 Radagast, The Brown (9R+26)
 Faramir, Son of Denethor (4C117)
 Deor (7C222)
 Dinendal, Mirkwood Archer (15R12)
 Aragorn's Bow, Ranger's Longbow (15R56) x2
 Faramir's Bow, Ithilien Longbow (17R29)
 Hardy Garrison (10U33)
 Ithilien Blade (15C62) x4
 Coif (12R111)
 Rohirrim Mount (11U156)
 Spear of the Mark (15U140)
 Ring of Fury (9R+7) x2
 Dark Ways (7R5)
 Gimli's Battle Axe, Trusted Weapon (7R9) x2
 Blood Runs Chill (8R3) x4
 Might of Numenor (3C43) x4

Get your IBs, add some threats and discard what you need to kill the rest in archery or by Eowyn, LoI simple as that. BRC makes sure that nothing stays on the table after regroup!
I paired it with a quite boring corsair shadow but ill post it anyways

Castamir of Umbar (8R51) x4
Corsair Marauder (8R57) x4
Black Númenorian (8R49) x4
Corsair Plunderer (8C58) x2
Corsair Ruffian (10U39) x3
Wind That Sped Ships (8C66) x3
Black Sails of Umbar (8C50) x4
Ships of Great Draught (8R65)
Corsair War Galley (8U59) x4
Fierce in Despair (7R148) x3
Discovered (4R223) x2

For sites i got a lot of plains and the pony + stables. i usually bid 0 cause as soon as the fellowship has set up ill be running like the wind.

 (3) The Prancing Pony (11S256)
 (3) Harrowdale (11S243)
 (2) Stables (11S259)
 (2) Wold Battlefield (12U194)
 (2) Foot of Mount Doom (18U135)
 (1) Neekerbreekers' Bog (11S249)
 (1) Pelennor Flat (11S254)
 (1) Steward's Tomb (18U139)
  Isenwash (13U193)

[TheJord]

Armor of Khazad gives you the option to let a companion die and then soak up all the threat wounds as threats, keeping the IB deck alive

[Saint]

Dark ways are really just for adding a bit of threats and then healing gimli for another BRC. Too bad it cant fetch the BRC but i was aware of that

I had What Are They? earlier, but actually found them clogging my hand waiting for good use, so i switched for Might of Numenor. Gives me the option to heal the guys with the IBs or to heal Eowyn, Gimli or whoever gets Dinendal.
I use the deck something like 50/50 archery and discard and stopping at site 3 and 6 (especially if i get radagast first turn ^^) together with the Might of Numenors pretty much lets me heal i could need.

I thought of Faramir, CoI but i want that other one to be sure if stuff goes bad i can actually fight, or possibly stop something like Enquea, TotO adding its burdens, so hes kind of my panic button.

That Armor is a neat idea, never thought of that really.

As for the shadow, this was just a quick build, havent tested it much.. i skipped the bows + red wrath for Fiece in Despair due to my meta. Everyone plays some sort of wound preventing almost (bracers,armor,sapling) so it didnt really do much for me. Now being able to discard a key companion or a great splash companion, like radagast, have won me a game or two

Thanks for the feedback and im glad that the game is still alive some places

[Gil-Estel]

Knight's Spear is a nice way to add some threats as well. If you are playing expanded, then you should consider What Are They?

Dark Ways will add threats and heal, but it won't get Blood Runs Chill back...just hope you realize that.

For the Shadow, where are the Raider Bow and Red Wrath?
-wtk

Knight's Spear is a handweapon and I think we can agree that with OP Madril IB is a way better option .