FC 26 Ultimate Team Deep Dive

It’s the day we’ve all been waiting for, the FC 26 Ultimate Team Deep Dive is finally here! There’s plenty of new and exciting additions for FC 26 including the debut of Goalkeeper Evolutions, Live Events, Champs Revamp and more!

Live Events

Live Events are a new pillar of FUT’s competitive structure. They're designed to bring more variety in what you play, and the squads you use throughout each season. This is where you’ll experience themed competitions which challenge your ability to build and play with different squads. For some Live Events your squad may need to meet custom criteria. Requirements and intended to create some level of progression.

Tournaments

On the topic of competitive UT game modes, Tournaments are back for FC 26! They bring back a classic knockout format with new structures and a flexible schedule, designed to appear at key moments rather than run every week or stay evergreen like Rivals or Champs. Full details on timing and rewards will be shared in the Launch Update Pitch Notes.

Gauntlets

Gauntlets are a new play on Tournaments but with one key rule, you must use a completely different squad for each match. Unlike Tournaments, there’s no elimination here. You can keep playing through the full Gauntlet regardless of results, but the more you win, the better the rewards. It’s a format where squad building choices matter just as much as what happens on the pitch.

Bounties

Bounties are randomly triggered challenges that apply to your next Rivals match. Complete one and you’ll earn rewards immediately ranging from Rivals Points, Champions Qualification Points, Coins, Packs, Season XP to even Rivals Stage Skips, allowing you to progress up the ladder faster. This is to ensure that even if you look like the match is slipping away from you, there’s still some incentive to play the entire game.

Some Bounties may include; Scoring the first goal, Scoring the last goal, Win by two or more, Keep a clean sheet etc.

Champions and Challengers

There’s plenty of changes coming to Champs in FC 26 including a brand new 2nd tier competition - Challengers.

For players outside the top divisions, Challengers has been added, a new tier of Champions with its own format and rewards. This gives more players a chance to experience the Champions feeling while keeping Champions as the highest level of competition.

Play Offs have been removed for FC 26 and you’ll now qualify by collecting Champions Points.

Evolutions

Chat we’ve won. Goalkeeper Evolutions are coming to FC 26! There’s an array of changes coming in FC 26 which we can’t wait to get stuck into.

Repeatable Evolutions

Repeatable Evolutions give you more flexibility, with some able to be completed multiple times, similar to select SBCs or Objectives. Most will be limited repeatable, meaning they can be completed a set number of times. Allowing you to apply them to multiple Player Items or even use them again on the same Player Item if eligible. It takes the pressure off making the “perfect” choice right away and gives you more freedom to shape your squad your way.

A New Look to Evolutions

rip the green evo card design. That’s right, there'll be no specific Evolution designs in FC 26, instead the design from your original card will carry over, with a new Evo badge to display the upgraded version instead.