User blog comment:B214/Question and Answers 6/@comment-207.242.44.6-20181113203303/@comment-10330822-20190108024241

You kidding me? His artifical sacred gear was for Typhon, he's one of the Top 10 strongest beings, that is very dangerous to just release all of the sudden, especially when he made the gear in the spur of the moment.

Counter-Balance is more regulated, but its safer. It's like using only a percentage of the raw Balance Breaker power. So, overall, the Balance Breaker is stronger, but Counter-Balance is better if you are trying to conserve power and not exhaust yourself. Which is why I said it was perfect for amateurs.