User blog comment:B214/Question and Answers 6/@comment-2607:FB90:603D:5340:4082:7A47:2AEA:26C5-20190115200556/@comment-10330822-20190130040530

I don't think God was actually weaker than Ddraig or Albion. It was pointed out that during the war that killed him, God had placed countless seals on Trihexa, so the war was fought in an exhausted state, which is presumably also why he died killing the original Four Great Satans.

Also, remember, the True Longinus is "special" even among Longinus's. Azazel specifically said it was a "bug", an abnormal power. And Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing were never meant to manifest the full power of the Heavenly Dragons anyway. People seem to have this misconception about the Balance Breakers.

In reality, the Balance Breakers should not exist, that is a consquence of God dying. So, in a normal situation, True Longinus, which was made by God and contains his will and is not limited, is stronger than Boosted Gear and Divine Dividing by far, which only manifests a portion of Ddraig and Albion's power. If the Balance Breakers and subsquent Sub-Species or Irregular Species result in a stronger power than True Longinus by releasing more of the Heavenly Dragons power than God intended, that is an unintended consquence of God's death.

Either way, the fact that God was only so powerful should not be a rationalization for why Boosted Gear or Divine Dividing should be stronger, because for all we know God was in fact stronger than Ddraig or Albion.

You shouldn't get so wrapped up in the Longinus ranking system, because Issei and Vali are already proven that a Mid-Tier Longinus can beat a High-Tier Longinus if the user has unlocked enough of its power. In fact, Aeon Balor made Dimension Lost utterly worthless, despite the latter being a High-Tier Longinus.