Updated: July 5, 2026

Volleyball Legends Update July 2026 — RIKU Secret Style (Update 77)

By Earnaldo Team • July 5, 2026 • 8 min read

Volleyball Legends dropped Update 77 on July 4, 2026, and it's a meaty one. The star is a brand-new Spiker Secret Style called RIKU, but the patch reaches far beyond a single style — there's a balance overhaul touching some of the game's most-used kits, plus a short-lived return for the ENCHO style. Here's what landed, how it shifts the way matches play out, and the codes worth grabbing before they lapse.

What's New in Update 77

The headline of Update 77 is RIKU, a new Spiker Secret Style. Its gimmick is holographic walls: on spikes, RIKU bounces the ball off the sides of the court, which lets a skilled player redirect shots at angles a normal spike can't reach. That redirect potential is what makes it a genuine threat rather than a cosmetic reskin.

RIKU comes out of the Lucky Style Spin, and it's rare. The base odds sit at 0.01%, so a casual roll is unlikely to hand it to you. Those odds climb to 0.5% on a Guaranteed spin, which is the realistic path if you're set on adding it to your collection. The style is being framed as a direct rival to the established Jinko style rather than a strict upgrade.

Alongside RIKU, the update briefly reopened the door on ENCHO. That style returned to the rotation for a limited window — roughly June 27 through July 4 — and its signature is a pair of long "slinky" arms built for long-distance hits. Because the window was short and tied to the run-up to this patch, ENCHO may already be out of the pool, so check the in-game spin list before you count on it.

How This Affects Gameplay

The balance overhaul is where most matches will actually feel different. Lead Feet took the biggest hit: its Charge Time went up by 50%, and the spam that made it frustrating to play against has been removed. That's a real tempo change for anyone who leaned on it to smother opponents, and it opens the door for slower, more deliberate kits to trade blows.

Shield Breaker got a lighter touch, with its Charge Time raised by 25%. It's still a functional pick, but the extra wind-up means you can't lean on it as reflexively as before. On the buff side, Taichou came out ahead — it now applies more gravity on its set boosts, which makes it a stronger setter and a better anchor for a team that wants clean, high-quality sets going into a spike.

Hidari rounds out the changes with a slight gravity increase on its super spike. It's a smaller tweak than the others, but gravity adjustments in a game built around timing and arcs tend to matter more than the patch note lets on. Between the Lead Feet nerf and the Taichou buff, the setter-and-spiker rhythm shifts toward players who can execute rather than mash, which is exactly the kind of environment a high-skill style like RIKU is built for.

New Codes

Update 77 shipped with a fresh batch of codes, and all three hand out spins — the currency that actually gets you closer to RIKU. As of July 5, 2026, the three below are live. Redeem them early: codes tied to a numbered update tend to be the first ones pulled once the next patch lands.

To redeem, open Volleyball Legends, find the codes entry in the menu, type the code exactly as written, and confirm. The two Style Spin codes feed straight into your RIKU odds, while HOLO_WALLS gives Lucky Ability Spins for rolling on abilities instead.

We keep a regularly-checked, full list going on our Volleyball Legends codes page, so bookmark it and re-check before the next update lands in case the developers slip in additional spin codes over the weekend.

Updated Tips and Strategies

Chase RIKU the Smart Way

With a 0.01% base rate, throwing single spins at RIKU is a long shot. The move is to bank spins — from the two Style Spin codes and from play — and route them through the Guaranteed spin, where the odds jump to 0.5%. That's a fiftyfold improvement, and it's the difference between hoping and actually planning a pull.

1. Redeem UPDATE_77 and RIKU for 10 Lucky Style Spins total.
2. Redeem HOLO_WALLS for 5 Lucky Ability Spins to round out your kit.
3. Save your Style Spins for the Guaranteed spin to hit the 0.5% RIKU odds.
4. Check the spin pool for ENCHO before it rotates out of the limited window.

Adjust to the Balance Changes

If Lead Feet was your crutch, this is the patch to rethink it. The 50% longer Charge Time and the removal of its spam mean you can't rely on smothering opponents anymore, so lean into cleaner timing. On the flip side, if you run a setter, Taichou is worth a fresh look after the gravity buff — better set boosts translate directly into stronger spikes from your teammates.

Learn RIKU's Wall Bounces

RIKU's holographic walls aren't automatic value — the redirect only pays off if you read where the block is and angle the bounce past it. Spend your first few matches in casual play getting a feel for how the ball comes off the court sides before you take it into anything competitive. For deeper style rankings and where RIKU and Jinko sit against the rest of the roster, our best styles guide breaks down which kits are worth the spins.

Community Reaction

The reception around Update 77 has been mostly upbeat. RIKU arrived as a hyped, high-skill-ceiling addition, and the framing of it as a rival to Jinko has players curious to see which style ends up on top once people learn the wall-bounce timing. There's no strongly negative sentiment surfacing so far — the new style is being treated as an exciting pull rather than a controversy.

Interestingly, a lot of the discussion isn't about RIKU at all — it's about the balance changes. The Lead Feet nerf and the Taichou buff are the tweaks players keep circling back to, since those affect everyday matches far more than a 0.01% style most people won't roll. That's a healthy sign for the game's competitive side: people care about how the meta moves, not just the shiny new unlock.

One honest caveat to carry with all of this: because the detailed balance numbers come from community trackers ahead of any official mirror, the exact figures could be refined as the developers post fuller notes. The direction of the changes is clear, but if you're min-maxing a competitive setup, confirm the specifics in-game before you commit.

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