Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26342775-20150914132551/@comment-25926288-20150914183209

CTrent wrote: ''She is very powerful. My guess is she is right up there with Rumplestiltskin.''

No, she wasn't. Zelena was simply very clever, like her mother and sister. But she was not as powerful as Rumplestiltskin. Magic isn't always about brute force. Power, skill, and versatility. Rumple never showed great power, skill or versatility. He rarely used magic over manipulation.

So, it is fair to say that Zelena is almost as powerful as Rumple because it was never stated otherwise.

Look, Regina shows great versaltity in the amount of spells she casted which is more than anyone else on the show. But she's weaker than Rumple. Rumple never did showy things. He only did a fireball and some telekinesis from time to time and feat-wise, he doesn't seem impressive.

Zelena is the most powerful sorceress Rumple bhas apparently met, which includes Cora, Regina, Ingrid and many others.