Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-4519633-20141022032431/@comment-25926288-20170323005346

I don't want to get into the "Emma" debate, but I love how I'm in between the two major opinions. Some see Emma as uber-powerful (around DO level) while others see her as quite weak.

According to the "Mirror Test", we've seen that Emma and Zelena can use a mirror to see across worlds, while Regina can not due to raw power (more info in 3x17, 5x18). Now, that was before Regina unlocked her light magic, so that may have changed, but we don't know.

Skill and Speed often beat raw power in Once, so it's weird. Emma quickly subdued Queenie, while Queenie quickly made short work of Zelena, while Zelena easily owned Emma. I guess it's all about speed and skill at some level.

Emma's skill is increasing, so sooner or later, they'll all be equal in skill. Given that, Emma should be as strong as Aladdin (Savior), but more skilled, thus higher ranked. But plot makes it hard for any of us to distinguish as Aladdin beat the more skilled Jafar, but I guess we aren't done with that story.