but that doesn't mean max aero before pyro and geo is a good idea.
Idk why anyone would max one element alone, that seems sub-optimal and pointless. Is there any extra benefit?
Otherwise, what you should do is put enough points to use skills in whatever element, and the rest go into polymorph so you get more intelligence points, increasing ALL skill damage by 5%, not just 1 element. Then once you max Intell and polymorph, you just go Wits and Hunstman for even more damage, and get crit on spells. That's how I steamrolled the game with my geo/pyro mages along with ranger+rogue.
Polymorph OP