Frontline control caster?

[Man_Over_Game]

Storm Sorcerer is another contender, you'll need to pick up some added durability through the Tough Feat or from Hill Dwarf, though.

With it, you can do some cool things like cast Earth Tremor before flying away from the Difficult Terrain you made around you, or maneuver around with something like Warding Wind.

You might even get away with using something like Storm Guide with Warding Wind to only apply the negative effects (Difficult Terrain, disadvantage on ranged attacks) from one direction if your DM was cool enough about it.

Not to mention that your Heart of the Storm feature is an AoE damage aura centered around you.