Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-25265357-20140805135651/@comment-8986886-20140811125928

Aetheral wrote: VinnyLam wrote: Mr.Rig and Zig wrote: Shaz Domino vs. Jūshirō Ukitake That would be impossible to decide the victor since Shaz's powers are a complete mystery and Ukitake's Bankai is still unknown. That would imply... Uki needs Bankai to win that one.

Shunsui lost an eye fighting a Sternritter, using only his Shikai, so Ukitake would likely need his Bankai to beat Shaz. If I'm not mistaken only Yamamoto, Kenpachi, and Ichigo, have been able to defeat a Sternritter, using only their Shikai.