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FIFA 23Ultimate Team (FUT) might feature the most amount of reward FUT packs to date, with numerous ways to earn these essential bundles of random players. Whether you’re a seasoned FUT veteran who builds meta squads, orjust starting Ultimate Teamto open some cards, there are plenty of ways to earn packs.
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While the most obvious place to acquire packs is from the FUT store, this won’t be the most cost-efficient way to get packs, unless you’ve got Manchester City’s owners backing you. Instead, the best ways to earn FUT packs are simply by playing a few games or fulfilling certain objectives.
First and foremost, there aretwo ways to play FUT:
For offline play, you’ll want to stick to Squad Battles as your main arena.
Moments Mode also offers offline, short-form scenarios to play. See more details in the Moments section.
For online play,Rivalsand subsequently,FUT Championsare the most rewarding avenues of play but emphasize winning against difficult opponents to earn rewards.
Draft
Ultimate Team’s Draft modeis the one option that providesboth online and offline modesfor you to enjoy, depending on your mood.
In offline mode, you can adjust the difficulty to fit your needs and skill level.
Changingthe difficulty only alters the number of coinsin your final rewards, not the packs you can receive.
Youcan earn better pack rewardsdepending on how many times youwin in a row, up to amaximum of four.
Whileearning four winswill allow you to attain the highest tier of rewards, the packs you receivewill include a random assortment of the following:
Online Draft typically offers better rewardsfor four wins but is more difficult to achieve as your opponent’s skill levels will vary.
If you prefer somecasual, fun games that won’t stress you out, then Squad Battles are for you.
In Squad Battles, you mustearn points by defeating AI-controlled teamsbuilt by others. To advance to the higher divisions,earn enough points to make the cutoff displayed on each ranking.
The usual requirement to reachElite 1 is between 35,000 – 40,000 points, but varies from week to week.
Of course, you can increase the difficulty to earn points faster, if you would like.
Take note of the time left on the weekly reset clock;once the weekly reset arrives, your results will be finalized andyou will receive your packs.
Elite 1will always rewardtwo Rare Players packs and a special promo packfeaturing recent promotional cards.
FUT Champions & Rivals
For online play,Division Rivals and FUT Champions are the most rewarding source of packsbut feature stiff competition from others looking to get their hands on the tantalizing assortment of rare players.
If you are able to earn enough qualification points in Rivals, you will be eligible to play inFUT Champions where you can qualify for more excellent rewards.
You can earnguaranteed player picks, Mega packs, and Jumbo Rare Player packs, with more significant guarantees coming at rank four and above.
Be warned that these modes are not for the faint of heart and will require a lot of skill to regularly reach the highest reward tiers.
Complete Daily And Seasonal Objectives
Regardless of your preferred mode, you’ll find that there are numerousDaily and Seasonal Objectives to complete, with new ones constantly being addedto keep the packs flowing.
Before diving into your games,read the objective requirements closely, so you canmake any necessary adjustmentsfor line-up specific tasks, or ones that require certain in-game accomplishments.
Daily objectivesare often simple, but reward eithersmall packs or an individual player.
Seasonal objectiveswill require XP to complete, so aim to finish any tasks that reward XP, as it cannot be passively acquired by playing games.
At major seasonal milestoneslike levels 20, 25, and 30, you’ll often be givena choice between a special player or packs loaded with high-rated players.
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Earn And Exchange FUT Stars In Moments
Moments Modeallows you to take your team into a brief pre-made scenario where you mustcomplete certain objectives to finish the moment and earn a star.
After amassing enough FUT stars, you can head over to therewards tab to the left in the Moments menuto browse which packs are available.
You can save your FUT stars from season to season if you prefer to wait for new packs.
If you’re sitting on a ton of cards in your club or just need a break from grinding FUT Champions wins, thenSquad Builder Challenges (SBCs) will offer a stress-free way to earn packsand better players.
TheBasic andAdvanced tabsoffer a few SBCs to tackle if you want to thin out the piles of cards you’ve earned from your other packs.
However,keep an eye on the Live tabwhich is often updated daily with new SBCs to complete that often feature some of the best ways to earn high-rated players.
Some notable SBCs to look out for are:
Player-specific SBCs also offer packsthat can be tradable. Many of thepack-specific SBCs, however, are not tradable. Keep in mind thatit is almost always better to sell tradable playersunless you plan to use them.
