Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26184894-20160222033019/@comment-24674051-20160222035841

I would disagree. First, they did show Regina being weaker than Zelena in Season 3, until she realized that she was capable of light magic. And Regina did have plenty of strong Magic in the Neverland Arc. Also, we don't really know how Regina would have compared to Ingrid, since they never faced off.

And Regina did just fine when she was with Queens of Darkness. Mal got one good sleep spell in, but Regina was quite adept in knocking out Gepetto and Pinnochio.

And in Camelot, she could not reveal her magic, since she was trying to portray herself as the Savior.

Also, Regina's brand of Magic is of the Dark Variety, which is fueled primarily by strong negative emotion. Since she is trying to turn things around, she does not pull the "Dark" card near as often, and has yet to really master the light side. but when she does pull out her Dark magic, she is still quite as capable as ever.

So I would not call Regina's magic "Stagnant".