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All FC 26 1 of 3 94+ GOTG/FUTTIES Icon/Hero Pick SBC rewards
An SBC (Squad Building Challenge) offering guaranteed high-rated Icon or Hero cards has gone live in EA Sports FC 26, giving players another route to top-tier items during the "endgame grind" phase of the game's Ultimate Team mode. Described as a "casino" style challenge because it offers one random pick from a wide pool rather than a specific player, it draws its rewards from two existing promotions: Greats of the Game and FUTTIES.
The reward pool spans dozens of Icon and Hero cards rated 94 and above, including Cafu, Zinedine Zidane, Ronaldinho, Ronaldo, Thierry Henry, and Diego Maradona, with several FUTTIES items reaching ratings as high as 98 and 99. EA is expected to expand the pool further as additional FUTTIES teams are released over the coming weeks.
In short
- New FC 26 SBC offers a random 94+ rated Icon or Hero card.
- Rewards drawn from Greats of the Game and FUTTIES promos.
- Pool includes Zidane, Ronaldinho, Maradona; set to expand later.
Explained simply
EA Sports FC 26 is a football video game with an Ultimate Team mode, where players build squads using digital player cards. Squad Building Challenges, or SBCs, let players exchange cards from their club to earn a reward.
Icons represent celebrated players from football history, while Heroes are cards based on notable players and their careers. Greats of the Game and FUTTIES are in-game promotions that add special versions of players; their ratings indicate how strong they are in the game. Random-pick challenges can offer a chance at a highly rated card, but the player received is not guaranteed to be any particular one.