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I don't know that I would put the Nyx at the top- she didn't necessarily "create" genies, she just imprisoned them there. Also, she herself could not change the laws of magic. I would say, (with 1 being most powerful & 10 being least):

1-The Sorcerer: although we do not yet know the extent of Merlin's powers, I think it is safe to say that he is the most powerful from foreshadowing by the show

2-Emma/Zelena: Emma is clearly the most powerful when it comes to light and Zelena is the most powerful when it comes to dark.

3-Rumple: I put him below Zelena for two reasons: 1) she was able to outwit him when he tried to kill her, and 2) his powers come from the dagger, while both Emma and Zelena were born with their magic (and because Zelena is no longer tied to the pendant her magic cannot be controlled/taken away)

4- The Apprentice: The apprentice must be pretty powerful, but he was not able to prevent himself from being sucked into the hat by Rumple, so there are clearly limits to his power

5- Cora: Definitely very powerful and ruthless, but had she lived I believe Zelena would have killed her, and certainly Emma could have defeated her if her powers had been more articulated when Cora was in Storybrooke.

6- Maleficent: Maleficent is very powerful and probably equal to Regina. I think she is as powerful as Cora was, but is below her because she was not as ruthless. Rumple never really spoke of her but I think he didn't want to cross her. The fact that she could transform into a dragon puts her higher on the last.

7- Regina: A very powerful sorceress, but she struggled to grasp magic at first. Also, her mother seemed to have more versatile magical abilities and had magic longer.

8- Peter Pan: Pan had strong magic and abilities, but Regina was able to overpower him/not be defeated on several occasions in Neverland, even being able to rip Henry's heart out of Pan's chest. Also, Pan proved no match for her protection spell on Henry's heart. Still, he was a formidable foe.

9- The Snow Queen: Ingrid was pretty powerful. She was definitely the most powerful user of Ice Magic, and had versatile magic as well. This can be seen because she could teleport, choke, neutralize Elsa's magic as well as cast spells. Even Rumplestiltskin seemed to be wary of her at times.

10- Elsa: Elsa was a powerful user of ice magic, but not as powerful as the Snow Queen. This seemed to be her only magical ability, but it was later revealed she has other magical powers as she was able to trap the Jolly Roger in a bottle.

11- Blue Fairy: The Blue Fairy is the most powerful of all the fairies and is even able to strip other fairies of their magic. She was able to turn Pinocchio into a real boy and back into his old self. She could incapacitate Regina with her magic. Still, fairy magic cannot be used for offensive/evil purposes so it puts her at a bit of a disadvantage.

12- Jafar: Jafar was ruthless and had fairly strong magic, but his powers were not very versatile. Of course, in OUATW we didn't get to really see the full extent of them either. The wonderland characters are more difficult to "rate" when it comes to power because it had such a short/limited run.

13- Jabberwocky: The jabberwocky didn't have "magic" persay as we think of it in the OUAT world, but she was pretty powerful in her mental abilities. She could mentally break down anyone she targeted and could even see their fears.

14- Glinda: Glinda obviously had some magic and the pendant made her even more powerful, but compared to other magic users she was not very powerful at all. She even admitted she could never defeat Zelena and was helpless to stop her when she was banished. Although, she was able to cast a door to prevent anyone with a dark heart from getting to her.

15: The Red Queen: Anastasia clearly had the weakest magic of all. She struggled greatly to grasp it, even with Cora's assistance, and when she did have it it was incredibly limited and weak. Jafar could easily overpower her and she could rarely ever use or control her magic.