We don't give the Shadow Isles enough credit. The Shadow Isles has many strengths. First, the world is the Shadow Isles to take. If Karthus ever sings his full Requiem, all of Runeterra's inhabitants could be killed and raised as an army against the void. Also, the undead cannot die. The only reason this "dying" happens in the League is because the summoners force them to create the facade of death and hang back. Not to mention that, but in the long run, by simply killing void creatures the Shadow Isles can create their own void/undead army.