User blog comment:JmLyan/Elema, Warden of the Sacred Bow/@comment-1330314-20130919004556/@comment-7481207-20130919091355

W can be unlocked before Q, that's what neutral shot are for. It is for example more beneficial if you want to harass more early. E is also possible to unlock on level 1, though isn't really worth it. However E does have its uses, as it for example allows champions that aren't weak to ice to be so in order to slow them more. Or make them weak to fire for more damage. It also allows you to make all enemies weak to the same element so that the ulti deals extra damage to all enemies or so that lightning shot hits the maximum number of champions.

The reason she has so many elements is because it would otherwise lead to illogical weaknesses otherwise. If i would choose 4 elements, it would likely be either the traditional Final Fantasy ones: Fire, Ice, Thunder, Water, or the natural Fire, Water, Earth, Wind. None of these elements make sense for a Dark themed champions, who naturally are weak to light. Though I'll probably change the Earth and Dark elements to make them different from the Fire shot.

Also, I was sure someone would notice I had forgotten to write the numbers for Light shots bonus heal.