Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4519633-20141022032431/@comment-25926288-20160419222429

It's usually, if you take a long time on a protection spell like Cora, then you're likely equal or slightly weaker than that person. Same way with Rumple when taking down the protection spell after Pan (in Henry's body) knocked out Regina. If anything Emma shows that she's stronger (a little stronger at least) than Regina when she broke the containment spell that apparently Regina herself couldn't break.

1. Mal vs Ingrid: They are both strong wide-range spell casters whether freezing or sleep-spelling an entire town. Maleficent hasn't show great versatility, other than shapeshifting and generic witchcraft, but she seems to be decent in speed. Ingrid's ice viking taking both Emma and Regina means that she's likely well versed in her powers and likely stronger than Regina, no doubt and around Emma's level if not stronger. Ingrid has a decent speed as well. Mal is more likely to be bloodlusted versus Ingrid who's likely smarter. It can go either way, but I'll say Ingrid 6/10.

2. Cora versus Mal: Cora studied from Mal's book, so likely Cora is the more knowledgeable one of the two. Cora is likely also the smarter one. Mal has great range powers and Cora excels like all her daughters in the arts of dark magic. Cora has the best hand gestures around (if you look, Barbara Hershey plays Cora so wonderfully), but she's not anything abnormal with magic speed. Faster than Regina, but not by much (likely due to age). Even though Maleficent could bring the heat to Ingrid, I'd say that Cora would edge out a victory from what we've seen and implied knowledge, 6/10. But then again, Cora is my favorite villain, XD.

3.  Regina versus Ingrid: Regina's slower, weaker, but more versatile. Regina's impulsive whereas Ingrid is calm and collected. Ingrid takes this 7/10. (Regina almost always starts with a fireball or force choke and Ingrid could outspeed her.)

4. Emma versus Jafar: If Jafar doesn't have the staff (aka Amara), Jafar loses and Emma wins 9/10. Without the staff, he can light a fire, do weaker telekinesis than Amara, and knows an immolation (disintegration) spell and even immobolization. With the staff, he likely (and did) immobolized an entire room, disintegrated an entire room of people, and even did an small earthquake. He was somewhere close to probably Rumple (or Zelena) in power, but he wasn't really versatile. When Cyrus took the staff, Jafar showed that he couldn't poof, couldn't take a heart, and stuff. So, without the staff, Emma wins 9/10. With the staff, Jafar wins 6/10.

5. The Apprentice versus Zelena: Zelena with the pendant, then that's a tad closer. The Apprentice doesn't seem to use offensive magic and tries to live a simple life. So, in character, Zelena would win 6/10, but if the Apprentice actually tries to fight with magic, he'd win 8/10. Zelena without the pendant, the same logic follows.

6.  Regina versus Amara: Versatility is likely tied as Amara showed unique skills which Regina likely doesn't know and vice versa. Honestly, it's probably tied. He haven;t seen to much of her, but she was stronger than Jafar (without the staff) and Jafar I think is weaker than Regina. So, I'd say tie.

7.  Ana versus Blue: Blue. Ana isn't great, but Blue stood up to Zelena and that means she at least stood a chance. So, Blue 10/10.

8. DO Rumple (first time) versus Merlin. Merlin could traverse worlds, yet Rumpel couldn't. So, Merlin 9/10.