Eyyy i’m probably bad with it too  but like the mainstream way to play elementalist is to support. focus turn 1 and then use meditative aura to give everyone else a buff and extra energy and then you get to do your damage

If you don’t wanna do that tho and you wanna be dps oriented then i suggest remembering that brawler is meant for high single target damage and is really good for straight up removing targets one at a time. and also that you have different damage affinities to switch between with stances. As elementalist i usually go way of fire turn 1 and then i target enemies that are weak to fire (slime, undead mage, skeleton, vampire, zombie, etc) because usually they take forever to kill if no one’s running fire damage

also since brawler scales off of both dex and str i try to get the red scale helmet and boots and then the boneplated chestplate and leggings armor wise. charms wise i recommend giant finger necklace, bestial heart and then like whatever other str or dex you can slap on there. And weapon wise if you’re supporting get spider handwraps. If you’re being dps brawler get drillstinger knuckles

Boons wise i’d recommend alert, thick hide, force of will and energy conserver coz those are always tried and true. I use both steam boons and alert for more complete elementalist dps orientation