Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-6036560-20161024024732/@comment-6175354-20161026005742

Regina said her locator spell, linked the magic of the Saviors. The shears remove the Fate of the Savior, but they probably do not remove the magic. The show has made it very clear, that magic is emotion. If one looses confidence in themselves, it would then affect their magic. That is what probably happened to Aladdin, when he used the Shears of Fate. Emma's magic was also affected, because she lost hope.