User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 586 - The Headless Star 5/@comment-11446176-20140625140357/@comment-6657474-20140626041038

No doubt Orihime's first priority will be healing the incapacitated Captains and Lieutenants, since they're by far the most valuable combatants in the war, but I wouldn't discount her being able to fight one of the Sternritter and be able to win. After all, she was able to inflict some serious damage on Ginjo while healing Ichigo during the Fullbringer Arc, so she definitely could kill someone if needed, and I can only imagine she's become even stronger during their stay in Hueco Mundo. You also have to bear in mind that she probably won't have the luxury of having someone to protect her given the numbers involved in the battle, so she'll more than likely be on her own. Besides, with this being the final part of the saga, much like Rukia, if she's going to have a meaningful victory she can call her own, it has to be now.