While leveling up in Cull Hazard my agility went up by 5...

I like rock and water cuz together you can do healing

Together? What are you talking about? You only need water to heal.

Actually, in some battles, you'd need both healing and the barrier spell to effectively recover.

Hmmm... Barrier makes your defense higher, doesn't it?

Barrier is that earth spell that makes you invincible for 2 or so turns

I like water spells as confusion and MP drain can really be helpful when you need it most

Oh... Okay.

oh wait, Confusion is an earth spell isn't it

Anyways I still find Water spells useful, I doubt this isn't known by now, but Water pillers higher levels are only used to cover a larger area and it isn't any more powerful then the lower levels at all

I noticed that... It ticked me off. I've never used earth before... Always wind, fire, or water.

the order of importance to me is

Water (always healing first)
Fire
Earth
Wind (never really bothered with stat enhancment)

I never bothered with stat enhancement either, but wind cutter and large cutter are awesome attacks...

hmm I'll have to try for that next playthrough

I found Avalanche to prove quite useful against mammon it takes him out in minimal time since he is so big

i thought so too. I have ever element level 40 and if i had to choose:
1.Earth(Avalanche)
2.Water(healing)
3.Fire
4.Wind

I've changed my mind now its

quote Hot Head

Water (only 7)
Wind (I found evade is highly underrated)
Fire (power staff is always a plus)
Earth
rest of water element

My favorites have always been Water and Earth:

Water for the healing and that walking water spell (?)

Earth for the defense and weakness spells.

I first use support spells and then work on the enemy later (mainly on bosses, only exception were the knights at the creepy castle)