User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 560 - Rages at Ringside/@comment-29183117-20131204115058/@comment-4207271-20131207041527

No Zanpakuto has unrelated abilities between Shikai and Bankai, and two abilities have been shown in Shikai, one was an explosive blast, first used against Zangetsu-Possessed Ichigo (Sounds weird :P) and the air blades, which he used to kill the giant hollow after saving Kid Shuhei. The Blasts maybe what he is using against Mask, but he is yet to show the blades, so he most likely does have long range capabilities.