Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4519633-20141022032431/@comment-25926288-20161205130921

Tcweh wrote: Where is is canocally stated that the pendant made Zelena stronger?

And also, even before she got the pendant Rumple acknowledged that she was more powerful than Cora.

So again, I'm not convinced that this Zelena vs EQ fight wasn't a plot hole Glinda said that the pendant would grow her magic and hep her achieve things she could never have before. (something like that)

Rumple saying that she's more powerful than Cora doesn't mean that she greatly outranks her. Cora has experience on her side.