Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25926288-20170429134340/@comment-25926288-20170514182358

Now, we can debate if Regina is actually stronger than Zelena (unamped) due to light magic and whatever, but Zelena was the better magic practioner. Regina was Rumple's best student because it was his only student that did as he wished. There are many examples, but here are a few:

1. Regina goes to Zelena to figure out what else is necessary to create a portal to get to Emma.

2. Zelena easily figured out a way to break Blue's singing spell, while Regina was running around clueless.

If anything, Zelena is a tad bit more talented than Regina (besides Zelena's natural talent as Regina struggled with magic for years). Saying "Zelena couldn't break the EQ's spells" is a fallacy as I'm certain that she never tried. Even if there was an example of that, some spells take time to break, because even Regina sometimes have to figure out how to break her own spells. Examples below....

A. Regina put up a containement spell (4x10) and couldn't remove it. Emma later removed it.

B. Regina put a protection spell on Snow and David's hearts. EQ never attempted to do it herself.

C. Regina says she didn't know how to break the town protection spell (which she made) and Regina took weeks to figure out how to break it.

I mean, is Regina less skilled than herself? At the very least, I don't think we've seen any magic user perform spells that do not know how to resolve.