User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 623 - Against The Slam/@comment-24574959-20150409153143/@comment-5398287-20150410074915

When Yhwach revived himself with the Holy Selection, he stole the Quincy powers of hundreds of Quincies. None of them had Schrift at the time, so it's apparent that taking that isn't necessary and/or possible.