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I checked the spells list but since I have no idea how do they fare on a battlefield and how useful they are I'm a bit lost.

Currently I have air=2 and water=1 and 2 points left.

I'm playing with a friend(fire/earth)+ Madora.

TIA

both equally, both have really useful spells. Air mostly have stuns and water is support skills + ice attacks

Water is priority. Rain helps you move over burnt ground and do quite a few quests. And in combination with ice you get to freeze even some of the more powerful bosses.

Water:
Ice Shard/Piercing Ice Shard for strong dps with in-built cc.
Rain for putting out fires/characters on fire.
Minor Heal/Strong Regenerate for excellent Healing.
Ice Elemental for a summon with CC built in.

Air:
Blitz Bolt/Lightning Strike for strong dps with in-built cc.
Air Elemental is a later summon than most (level 13) and no stronger than others.
Teleportation is great to move enemies/barrels about to set up combos.
Tornado at level 10 clears the board so it's safe for Madora to get across.

I assume your friend took Lone Wolf so you've only got 3 characters, in which case Water is more important as you want at least one person who can heal (ideally 2 is better).

I would recommend leveling them up equally. They both support each other well and it's always better to have a second school at hand if enemies have certain resistancies.

Careful with blitz bolt/lightning strike when there's lots of enemies (and blood everywhere) though

I lost fights stunning the entire room but the main boss