Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6739926-20150118083555/@comment-24674051-20160428165045

Regarding the mirrors, Regina was definitly using Mirror Magic, without Sydney, to Spy on Zelena and Hades "date". So she definitely does NOT need Sydney for basic mirror magic. Plus she was able to teach Emma to use the Mirror across realms (which as I recall she could not do herself at that time, but knew enough to teach Emma).

And Both Ingrid and Emma are not afraid to blast, given the right circumstances. I mean, Ingrid froze Hans quite nicely, and iced the entire kingdom. And Emma lightblasted Cruella over a cliff (and she was not even dark at that point). And if you look at Emma's conversation with David after James went swimming, her reaction was like "you did what needed to be done", (which really was kinda callous, since that was her UNCLE that just got dunked). and she was ready to blast him in the drink herself before David called her off.

Another trick with Mirrors goes to Ingrid, who has been shown to use a mirror to project an image of herself. She could project the image and safely distract whichever Mills woman they are attacking (it would take a couple of seconds at least to determine the ruse), and then have Emma  (and possibly even Elsa) swoop in for the "kill". And with Emma's ability to adapt, she might be able to learn that trick quickly as well.

The point is both Emma and Ingrid are definitly capable and willing to do whatever it takes in the current situation.

I'd say, though, that it really comes down to who can cast the fastest. Both sides are equally equipped to take down the other.

Overall, I'd say that the Mills family wins 7 out of 10.