Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4519633-20141022032431/@comment-5106672-20161205050456

Eskaver wrote: Given this is a hiatus, I'll update my list.

Deities (self-explanatory as they are powerful and easily break magical laws)

Genies

Merlin: My theory is he wielded both light and dark in equal shares (he made the wand), given how Rumple has his dark half, while the Sorcerer's wand has his light half.

Rumple: Hades was more antsy around Merlin's magic than Rumple's I think his two dark halves are just below Merlin's light and dark half and otherwise, centuries plus experience.

Dark Swan: She's had the dark half of HG magic like any DO, plus her own measly light magic.

All Other Dark Ones: By my theory, they only wielded the dark half and it explains their lack of Merlin-like feats and the what the cost of going Dark is (i.e. weaker magic)

The Black Fairy: Less feats besides, doing things the Dark One cannot do. But the Apprentice did things the Dark Ones couldn't do, so that means little.

Peter Pan: He was legitimately a man-child with a ton of Pixie Dust fueling him. He's at best equal to a strong Fairy.

The Apprentice: Without the Sorcerer's wand, that can easily put him on the Dark Ones level, he's the strongest we've seen otherwise.

The Dragon: He's tricky to place, so I'll place him here. He's outsped and outwitted alot, but he has some slight feats, like surviving an attack meant to kill him from Pan and almost made a portal.

The Blue Fairy: I know. It's controversial but I think she can actually do something but she's never allowed to do much. She has small feats, here and there and standoffs with people thought to be stronger, a la Zelena or Regina. She has untold knowledge and when given the chance she does some things that are cool. She freed the Apprentice when noone else could. She can use magic without her wand (which she probably doesn't often let on).

The Mills Women: They are the cream of the crop in all the Fairytale Realms. Apprentices to the Dark One. While Rumple may have immense knowledge, they do study others as well. Zelena had the Witches of Oz. Regina and Cora had Maleficent's spell book. By virtue, that puts them above the rest. Zelena (un)amped is pretty much top tier of the Mills, but nothing too far up. If she's a raging machine, I think she would edge Regina out even full on evil. I think they are still all about the same, otherwise.

Emma and all Saviors: Raw power-wise, they are a beast in defeating their villain by fate, I guess. Emma's the most well-versed and learns new things everyday. She lacks finesse, but she'll get there sooner or later.

Amara: Jafar adds a slight boost to his powers, I guess, otherwise, he wouldn't use her that often. She did show that her magic was still stronger than his. Even with Amara's strength, Jafar was easily subdued by Aladdin ho literally just discovered he had magic.

Jafar: A good magic practitioner. Not much to say.

Maleficent (and Lily eventually): Top tier sorceress in FTL, that's not one of the Mills.

All other witches and fairies. I'm too lazy to list them out because most don't do much to top these few. I quote everything, adding:


 * The Bild Witch: a flimsy practitioner.


 * The Siren: kinda good at glamouring but strictly confined to her own lake.


 * Cruella: puppy magic, which is… yay, I guess? Also, cannot kill.

Not sure where to place the Good Witches of Oz, but surely below the Mills Women, especially powered-up Zelena.

Also not sure about Ursula: she was played up as a bad-ass witch with potential god-like upgrade, but she only just kinda tagged along and we didn't see her do much at all.