Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-24264679-20151028042323

I don't understand why we don't see Regina use light magic anymore. It was shown to be stronger or on par with Emma's light magic as when Emma used her magic on Zeleena all it did was burn her and it took a couple of seconds while Regina's light magic sent Zeleena flying back.

Not only that but lately we barely see her using anything but fire balls. Throughout the seasons we have seen her:


 * Turn a troll to stone with the flick of her hand.
 * Turn a mermaid to wood with the wave of her hand.
 * Turn a flying Monkey into a stuffed animal.
 * Enchant a bracelet to give mermaids legs.
 * Turn herself into a Squid Mermaid.
 * Trap Sydney in the Mirror. Thus creating a magic mirror.
 * Was able to use her mirror as a portal to throw a fireball at the blind witch,
 * Had complete control of the trees and vines in the enchanted forest,
 * Able to create an earthquake.
 * Was able to animate wall paper. Turn vines from wallpaper into actual vines.
 * Conquer things from thin air.
 * Suck up the spell that was meant to kill Cora.
 * Freeze people in motion.
 * Rip out hearts.
 * Used a spell that protected Henry from getting his heart ripped out.
 * Trapped Pan shadow within a sail.
 * Throw a boulder far away.
 * Was able to throw two soldiers far away with the swing of her hands.
 * Able to teleport a car with 4 people from 1 location to another with a blink.
 * Able to teleport someone from 1 place in her enchanted forest to another,
 * Transform herself into a mouse,
 * Fire balls
 * Dark blast
 * Animate non living objects,

Yet it seems like all she ever does lately is throw fire balls. With the wave of her hand she could throw them back with Telekinetic or dark bolts/push. She could freeze them or turn them to stone. Heck she could turn them into puppets. As good as her fire balls is they just seem useless compared to this stuff. When she was facing off against the Fury why didn't trap it in a tree like she trapped Pan shadow in a sail, or why didn't she transform it into a weed like she transformed The flying monkey into a stuffed animal.

It just seems like she would have been able to solve most of her problems quicker and easier if she relied on other spells then just fire balls. Like when she fought against the snow Queen she could have just turned the snow monster into a Ice cube with the flick of her wrist or turned it to stone. She could have easily froze the snow Queen and ripped her heart out. 