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Yeah, Regina gets to show a lot of versatility due to length and exposure. Rumple, who knows more than Regina, has barely done much with his magic until recent seasons. Zelena who knows a little bit more than Regina hasn't shown the versatility that Regina has. So, noone can say what Mal knows or doesn't know.

Back to the basics of battle, Once works mostly on whoever attacks first. Regina beat Mal, but it doesn't necessarily mean that Regina was stronger. Regina was on offense, Mal was on defense. Most times in Once, the person on defense or slow offense loses.

Ex. Regina whips out a fireball, Gideon tosses her. Zelena whips out a fireball, Fiona chokes her.

But....

Ex. Zelena tosses Fiona. Queenie fireballs Zelena.

So, it's extremely hard to tell. Skill/Knowledge is based on what we can see and statements. Raw power is based on what we see and statements. But there are small variables here and there we can't account for.