Ele’s make bad alts, as I have learned from experience. Along with some engineer builds, this is the hardest class to play. Even achieving basic competence is difficult, given the number of decisions you must make and buttons you must mash. You have to play an awful lot to get good.
They make better mains than alts
Snit Dirtnap (Thief)
Ratbag Dogsticker (Guardian)
…Yak’s Bend