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Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) have long been a fantastic way for Ultimate Team players to strengthen their squads andEA Sports FC 25continues to deliver on this front with its engaging and rewarding SBCs. you’re able to take on smaller challenges to earn exciting rewards, including special player items, valuable player packs, and much more.
In the SBC section of Ultimate Team, you can now take on the newly available challenges, including the 87+ Base/Centurions Icon SBC, which offers a chance to unlock legendary players such as Ronaldo, Pele, Kaka, Roberto Carlos, and many more.
87+ Base/Centurions Icon SBC Explained
To complete this SBC, you’ll need to submit three full squads, with the total value of the requirements coming to approximately155.65K UT Coins. The first squad requires 11 players with an 85 overall rating and at leastone Team of the Week player, the second squad must have an86 overall ratingand the final squad requires an87 overall rating.
Every season, toward the end of the year, the developers release an Icon SBC, and this year is no exception.
By solving each challenge, you’ll receive a pack that you may open before progressing to the next one. A good strategy is to useconcept playersto complete the challenge initially, ensuring all requirements are met before submitting your squad.
Concept players can be seamlessly converted into real players once you purchase them from thetransfer market.
This challenge is repeatable, but you can test your luckonly twice. Completing it even once might significantly deplete your SBC fodder, so be prepared to use a substantial amount of UT Coins to purchase players if needed.
Additionally, while the solution we’ve provided isn’t the absolute cheapest in terms of value, we’ve also included the most affordable options for each of the three challenges to help you complete the 87+ Base/Centurions Icon SBC.
Minimum 1 in your Starting 11
Number of Players
11 players
This is the easiest challenge of the three required to complete the SBC group. The most notable requirement is the inclusion of a Team of the Week player, which can be purchased from the transfer market for around10,000–15,000 UT Coins.
To solve this, simply head into the SBC menu of Ultimate Team and copy the team listed below. If you’re looking to save coins, consider replacing players with others of the same rating and purchase players that are absolutely necessary.
Player Country Club Transfer PriceBen WhiteEngland Arsenal 1,600 UT CoinsMason-ClarkEngland Coventry City 13,750 UT CoinsSyrstad EngenNorway FC Barcelona 1,600 UT CoinsAlexis Mac AllisterArgentina Liverpool 5,900 UT CoinsDonyell MalenNetherlands Borussia Dortmund 900 UT CoinsIsmael BennacerAlgeria Milano FC 900 UT CoinsLeroy SaneGermany Bayern Munich 3,900 UT CoinsStefan de VrijNetherlands Lombardia FC 900 UT CoinsJules KoundeFrance FC Barcelona 7,000 UT CoinsMartin OdegaardNorway Arsenal 14,500 UT CoinsJonathan TahGermany Leverkusen 5,500 UT Coins
For this SBC, all you need is a standard 86-rated squad, but be cautious not to use very high-rated players, as the next challenge requires a higher-rated squad. If you’re already running low on SBC fodder, we recommend checking out a list of affordable 86-rated players to help you complete this challenge efficiently.
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Borussia Dortmund
1,500 UT Coins
Here are the cheapest 86-rated players that you may use to solve this SBC.
This is the most challenging and wallet-draining SBC in this group, so it’s crucial to make use offree special item playersto complete it. As you may see, we’ve also includedWilliam Carvalho, a player that every UT player has received as a reward, to help reduce costs.
Since the player isn’t actively part of our starting 11, we decided to use him as SBC fodder to help solve these high-rated challenges.
Manchester City
5,900 UT Coins
In addition to our solution, here’s a list of some of the cheapest 87-rated players you can use as alternatives.
5,700 UT Coins
SBC Rewards
Several base Icon players, ranging from the86-rated Hernandez to the 95-rated Pele, could be part of your reward for completing this SBC group. However, it’s important not to get your hopes up too high, as the outcome is purely based on luck.
To give you an example, we completed the SBC once and were fortunate enough to get the best-rated player card, Pele. However, we also know that you could end up withPrintz or Ruud Van Nistelrooy.
The combined worth of both icons wouldn’t even exceed the SBC’scost of around 155,000, so be prepared for it to feel like a gamble!
Here is a list of the top ten Icons you may get from this SBC:
