1.52.5 Minor Update

Hello, Storm Striker players! This is GM Maximus.

Here are the details for the 1.52.5 update (Jan. 28, 2026).

Character Balance

• Volf

  • Max HP decreased: 1000 → 960

• Eveleen

  • Accretion Disc damage decreased: 120 → 100

  • Exotic Matter damage decreased: 120 → 100

• Al-Manat

  • Throwing Daggers damage decreased: 80 → 75

  • Arid Blade damage decreased: 100 → 50

  • Talon of the Desert cooldown increased: 3s → 4s

• Lightning

  • Ultimate gauge charge requirement increased by 7.69%

• Narae

  • Blessing of Swiftness movement speed bonus decreased: 60% → 40%

  • Blessing of Swiftness damage reduction decreased: 15% → 10%

• Sabio

  • Guardian Automata of Kukulkan healing increased: 50 → 60

  • Guardian Automata of Kukulkan attached healing increased: 10 → 15

• Electra

  • Path of Pleasure healing increased: 50 → 60

  • Path of Corruption cooldown increased: 7s → 8s

  • Path of Corruption creation speed increased

• Yuna

  • Key slot changes:

    • “I’ll Do My Best!!” moved to E

    • “I’ll Do My Best!!” removed from RMB

    • “Help Maid Patch” moved to RMB

    • “Help Maid Patch” removed from E

    • “Help Maid Patch” removed from Shift

    • “I’m Going to Clean Up” moved to R

  • “I’m Going to Clean Up”: removed Airborne from basic attacks

  • “I’m Going to Clean Up”: final hit knockback distance decreased 400 → 350

  • “I’m Going to Clean Up”: movement speed bonus increased 20% → 60%

  • “Help Maid Supplies” cooldown increased: 5s → 6s

  • “Help Maid Supplies” creation speed increased

Other Bug Fixes & Improvements

• Storm’s Tomb: Updated so capture points cannot be earned from the upper level above Point B.

• Fixed an issue where players could not leave the capture point by jumping at Point A in the Kualoa Undersea Factory map.

• Akira: Effect improvements for:

  • Wind Blade

  • Decimation

  • Ghost Slash

  • Battōjutsu

  • Phantom Double Slash

  • Ghost Walk

• Akira: Removed AOE range effect from Phantom Double Slash.

• Yuna: Added an effect for ultimate “Light Bloom.”

• Taeo: Fixed an issue where rapidly enabling/disabling Combat Mode: Assault Rifle while firing the Plasma Rifle allowed a faster rate of fire.

• Fixed an issue where Yuna’s emote (dance) would not stop.

System

• Nickname Change Feature Added

  • Standard: 500 SC : Nickname change + Random Battle Tag (1000–9999)

  • Premium: 700 SC : Nickname change + Selectable Battle Tag (1000–9999)

New Profile Icons

• “Shwing??”

• “Lucy Side-Eye”

• “5th Queen Seolki”