What are the cards I should be developing towards?
It really depends on what you prefer

I am developing epics of all elements, because they are relatively easy to get and good enough for many situations. I would develop legendaries, but they are hard to get from random card packs. For rare or common cards I would go only if I really like that card for some reason.
Look
https://sogassets.com/cards for stats of fully leveled cards.