Football Ultimate Team™ 26 - Black Friday: Thunderstruck

BRING THE THUNDER

Black Friday: Thunderstruck is back with a bang, lighting up Football Ultimate Team™ with multiple flash Live Events and dynamic Player Items that receive upgrades tied to real-world performances.

Don’t miss out on the thunderous new SBCs, Objectives, and Evolutions to give your Football Ultimate Team™ a jolt this Black Friday and Cyber Monday.

DYNAMIC CURRENT PLAYERS AND ICONS

Shine on the pitch with new dynamic Black Friday: Thunderstruck Player Items for both current players and ICONs, with upgrades delivered alongside real-world results. Thunderstruck Items will be released in three stages, with the main team and ICONs joining Football Ultimate Team™ on Friday, 28 November and more players being released later that day and again on 30 November.

Tracking from 28 November, Thunderstruck Items will upgrade based on the following domestic performances of their current or former club:

• Wins or draws 2 matches in the next 5 Domestic League matches (1 Base PlayStyle)
• Wins or draws 3 matches in the next 5 Domestic League matches (All Roles++ in all positions)
• Scores 10 goals in the next 5 Domestic League matches (Plus 1 PS+ (Max 1) or base PlayStyle)

THUNDEROUS THROWBACKS

Celebrate the season so far with Best-of Player Items. Starting from 26 November, all previously released Team of the Week Items up to TOTW 10 and rated 85 or higher will be released into Packs. Plus, from 27 November, a selection of standout Player Items from previous EA SPORTS FC™ 26 Football Ultimate Team™ campaigns will be re-released into Packs.

STRIKE FAST IN FLASH EVENTS

Four flash Live Events, each with unique squad requirements and game types, keep the action flowing throughout the Black Friday period. With the first kicking off on 27 November, subsequent events will become available in 48-hour intervals. Head over to Football Ultimate Team™ now to preview the squad requirements of all four events ahead of time to tailor your team for the upcoming contests.

COMPLETE CHALLENGES, CLAIM REWARDS

Complete the Objective groups for each flash event to unlock new Thunderstruck Cosmetics and progress through the larger Objective group to earn additional Packs, a Thunderstruck Regular Badge Cosmetic, and an untradeable Thunderstruck Special Objectives Player Item.

Additionally, Thunderstruck introduces a repeatable Daily Play Objective with a Coin and SP reward, Daily Play and Daily Login Completionist rewards including Packs and ICON Loans, and a new You’ve Been Thunderstruck! Objective, rewarding the completion of challenges with Packs, an untradeable Thunderstruck Objectives Player Item, a Thunderstruck Cosmetic Item, and more.

SPARKLING SQUAD BUILDING CHALLENGES

Take on a storm of SBCs throughout Thunderstruck, including Flashbacks celebrating Thunderstruck Items from years gone by, 24-hour Flash SBCs featuring World Tour players, MLS-themed Showdown SBCs, Thunderstruck ICONs, and more.

ELECTRIFYING EVOLUTIONS

The flash theme continues with 6 new Flash Evolutions entering Football Ultimate Team™. Each Evolution runs for 4 days, targeting a specific face stat each time (PAC/PAS/SHO/DEF/DRI/PHY) and offering a +2 OVR upgrade.

Also, look out for more Thunderstruck-themed Evolutions throughout the campaign, including PlayStyle+ consumables and a collection of Cosmetic Evolutions, including Lightning Green, Blue, Yellow, OG, and Purple animation effects.

Similar to all other Cosmetic Evolutions, Items that receive the Thunderstruck design from Evolutions do not receive Live upgrades