League of Legends

[Kaden]

Twilight Shroud is an escape mechanic?

I phrased that incorrectly. As an escape/survival mechanic, Twilight Shroud is mediocre.

The problem is that, in the lanes, she's very susceptible to being ganked with her low base HP and TS.

I use it when I'm running in. Usually Shroud -> kama -> hit to consume -> keep hitting until kama is up again -> Kama -> ult -> hit to consume -> person should be dead now.

You do use her E right? The damage on it gets crazy once you're geared.

Been going DOran's sword -> Phage -> Frozen Mallet -> Hexgunbladething. HP from Frozen and lifesteal from Doran's + gunblade are really helpful.

Unless you're runed to start your passive with Doran's Sword (Need 1 AD Quint and the AD mastery in Offense) you're better off starting with the Shield. The 4% LS is meaningless in the beginning of the game while the 8 HP/5 and the armor from the Shield will help keep you in lane longer.

You should try grabbing Guinsoo's instead of the Frozen Mallet, it's pretty crazy. As another alternative to Frozen Mallet (not saying it's bad or that you shouldn't take it, mind, just pointing out options) is Rylai's. Turning your dash into a dash+slow is hilarious.

EDIT: Ok, I remember why I was thinking for alternatives to FM. If you main the Gunblade, you'll have a slow you can activate pretty much whenever you need it. FM is a lot of gold for something that you already have a way of doing (TS also slows, but it's not a good slow). The opposite is also true. If you already have FM, the Gunblade is a lot of gold. Again, Guinsoo's is awesome on Akali, and Nashor's isn't bad, either.