Each element basic or not, has its own effects when applied to an enemy.
. The 6 basic elements are: Fire, Ice, Poison, Dark, Light and Curse.Then there are 7 more that are their combinations: Chaos (Fire+Dark), Reflection (Ice+Light), Toxic Mist (Poison+Dark), Madness (Dark+Curse), Fume Gas (Fire+Poison), Horror Breath (Ice+Dark) and Divine Flame (Light+Fire)..