User blog comment:Primeramizery/is it just me, or does everyone else have a feeling that there will be a rematch between uryu and mayuri?/@comment-5551986-20130907201646/@comment-11051098-20130908002522

Kirge was confirmed to be Stern Ritter J, so he's definitely on par with most of the Stern Ritters, I'd say.

The only advantage Mayuri has, is the paralyzing effect from his Shikai. It worked on Uryû back when they first met, and should work on Askin as well. Though Askin should be alot more powerful than Uryû was then.

As for the numbers, they have now switched the entire Seireitei with the Wandenreich HQ from the "shadows". I suppose all Stern Ritters + the entire Soldat force is there. And the Stern Ritter should still be 21 in number. Then there's Yhwach himself.

Yamamoto is dead, so is Unohana implied to be. Byakuya is currently too weak to fight. 4 captains have lost their Bankai, so we're down to 10 who can fight, 7 still having their Bankai, + Renji and Ikkaku's Bankais.

Then there's full power Ichigo - Urahara - Yoruichi - Love - Tessai and Hachi with great skills of Kidô. Not to mention the Royal Guard.

Together that makes 20 captain-level + 1 Kidô-expert lieutenant-level Shinigami. And 19 Bankais are remaining, including Renji and Ikkaku. Plenty of power to hold off the Stern Ritters, and quite the number of Bankais to go full on if Urahara breaks the medallion's secret and find a way to block them.