So going through the game as a balance wizard, I have found that our spells aren't all that balanced. At level 26 we get Spectral blast which allows you to hit with storm, fire or ice. Then we eventually get Hydra, which hits with all three. I feel like there should be some sort of spell for balance wizards that mirrors these two spells but for life, death and myth.
We get to train for the spirit trap and spirit blade, but don't get to use them much unless we train spells from life death or myth. Yet we get to use the elemental versions.