1.52.4 Minor Update

Hello, Storm Striker players! This is GM Maximus.

Here are the details for Patch 1.52.4 (January 2, 2026).

Character Balance

Maximus
- Max Barrier increased: 800 → 1000
Warmonger
- Titan Splash cooldown reduced: 8s → 7s
Volf
- Max Barrier increased: 600 → 700
Bernhardt
- Bloodthirst: Unstoppable added on use (+0.4s)
- Post-Bloodthirst delay reduced: 0.45s → 0.4s
Akira
- Murakumo HP recovery reduced: 40 → 30
- Ghost Walk cooldown reduced: 4s → 1.2s
Alice
- Blade Gust duration increased: 1.5s → 2s
Al-Manat
- Arid Blade damage increased: 50 → 100
- Talon of the Desert cooldown reduced: 4s → 3s
Rei
- Frost Blade damage reduced: 105 → 100
- Arctic Spike damage reduced: 105 → 100
- Glacial Explosion damage reduced: 105 → 100
Theo
- Code Zero: Sniper Mode (Fully Aimed) damage increased: 310 → 320
- Tactical Movement move speed has been increased from 60% to 70%.
Sabio
- Added Unstoppable while using Sanctuary of Kukulkan

Shifu
- The HP recovery on hit for Thunder Dragon Flash has been increased from 120 to 150.
Narae
- Spirit Energy damage has been increased from 100 to 120.
- Spirit Energy healing has been increased from 100 to 120.

Fixed an issue where Lightning’s Northern Light center damage had changed unexpectedly.
Improved Normal Match popup time display and content.
- Fixed an issue where the remaining time until Normal Match opened was not displayed correctly.
Improved the MMR balancing system for Normal Match matchmaking.
- Adjusted team assignment logic to reduce MMR differences between teams.