Listen to Candylicks. Tendirin is a forum troll, ignore his comments.
I also used to run gale in my build for fun. Its has utility to dodge red zones, run to bosses quicker, or make you tankier for a brief period (especially good if you couldn't leave a red zone on time). For elites I agree that it can be used to maneuver mobs into desired areas however, my experience is that sometimes this effect can be random. Also, if the mob was stunned with a fireball or ice already it won't get knocked back so you'd have to be mindful when you use it. So it does take a bit of practice and experience to use successfully. However, with the introduction of the magmatic totem and its awesome pull proc, I feel it is far better at maneuvering mobs into position (if this is your reason for using gale). I don't use gale anymore just because I find the other skills to be more useful especially fire, ice, clock and shield.
Speaking of shield, I would strongly suggest you use shield for elites especially if you are inexperienced. As candylicks said, without it expect to die A LOT. You'll also need shield to drop an effective clock because you have to get into the middle of mobs sometimes.
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