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Complete Guide to FC 26 TOTY: Preparation, Dates, SBCs and EVO
This comprehensive guide provides detailed information on how to best prepare for the TOTY (Team of the Year) event in FC 26. It analyzes the dates of the event, the possible Icon TOTY cards, the expectations for the SBCs (Squad Building Challenges) and the EVOs (Evolutions), as well as advice on how to best manage club resources to maximize opportunities during the event.
1. 🗓️ Introduction to FC 26 TOTY: What to Expect and Playstyles
- ✅ The TOTY event is one of the most important of the year in FC 26, with the most anticipated cards by players.
- ✅ It is expected that the Team of the Year cards will have three gold Play Styles, while the TOTY Icons will have two.
- ✅ The choice of Play Styles will be crucial this year, given the strength of the teams and the presence of meta players obtained through EVO.
- ⚠️ The goal is to incentivize the opening of packs, offering TOTY cards that make a difference compared to standard cards.
00:00 - 02:15
1. 🗓️ Introduction to FC 26 TOTY: What to Expect and Playstyles
- ✅ The TOTY event is one of the most important of the year in FC 26, with the most anticipated cards by players.
- ✅ It is expected that the Team of the Year cards will have three gold Play Styles, while the TOTY Icons will have two.
- ✅ The choice of Play Styles will be crucial this year, given the strength of the teams and the presence of meta players obtained through EVO.
- ⚠️ The goal is to incentivize the opening of packs, offering TOTY cards that make a difference compared to standard cards.
02:16 - 04:50
2. 📅 TOTY Event Dates and Releases: Prepare for the Best
- ✅ The TOTY event should start on Friday the 16th and end on Friday the 30th of January, representing the last big event of the year.
- ✅ As early as Tuesday, upgrade SBCs may be available.
- ✅ Last year, the daily SBCs included packs dedicated to attackers, midfielders and defenders.
- ✅ TOTY card releases:
- Friday: Attackers (men and women) and Team Icon number one (remain for 4 days).
- Sunday: Midfielders (men and women) replace the attackers.
- Tuesday: Defenders (men and women) replace the midfielders, and Team Icon 2 replaces Team Icon 1.
- Thursday: The complete TOTY 11 (men and women).
- The following Friday: Men's, women's and honorable mentions TOTY, plus the 12th TOTY voted by the community.
- ✅ From the Sunday following the start of the event (around January 25th) it may be the best time to start opening packs, when all TOTYs are available.
04:51 - 06:25
3. ⭐ Icon TOTY: Possible Cards and Predicted Stats
- ✅ Some TOTY Icons have already been anticipated, including Ibrahimovic, Turam and Jairzinho.
- ✅ The inclusion of players such as Totti, Morgan, Cross, Iniesta and Marcelo, who have been added to the game this year, is expected.
- ✅ Pay attention to players already in the game without special versions, such as Pelé, Ronaldo, Mia Hamm, Gullit and Ferdinand.
- ✅ Cards of less famous players, but with improved stats, such as Nesta, could also be released.
06:26 - 10:24
4. 💰 SBC (Squad Building Challenges): Analysis of Past SBCs and Predictions
- ✅ SBCs are a fundamental aspect of the TOTY event, offering the possibility of obtaining high-level players.
- ✅ Analysis of the SBCs of previous years (FIFA 23, 24 and 25) to identify trends and possible returns.
- ✅ In FIFA 23 Sergio Ramos, Bale, Sanchez, Xabi Alonso, Mané and Pogba were released.
- ✅ In FIFA 24 Bruno Fernandez Flashback, Davis, Best and Morgan.
- ✅ In FIFA 25 Stam, Viera, Ronaldinho, Casillas, De Bruyne, Kimmich, Marchisio, Garret Bale and Paralluelo.
- ✅ Pay attention to the new women's icons, such as Sawa and Billy, who could be the protagonists of the SBCs.
- ⚠️ Last year, many SBCs had high prices (over one million credits), but this year a lower cost is expected.
- ✅ The 82+ x11 repeatable SBC is important, which allowed a lot of farming.
10:25 - 12:29
5. ✨ EVO (Evolutions): Possible TOTY-Themed EVOs and SBC Players
- ✅ EVOs have been managed differently this year, with variable costs and specific boosts.
- ✅ Possible return of the "Build your Toti" EVO, which was successful in the past.
- ⚠️ A Toti project EVO similar to last year's is less likely, which offered three gold Play Styles and transformed players into cards similar to TOTYs.
- ✅ An EVO of 200,000-250,000 credits could be released that offers only two Play Styles, to preserve the uniqueness of the Team of the Year cards.
- ✅ Possible SBCs for full-backs such as Alexander Arnold, Marcelo or Theo Hernandez.
- ✅ Other players likely for SBCs include Militao and De Ligt.
- ⚠️ A Ibrahimovic TOTY via SBC is difficult, given its high cost. More likely Cross, Iniesta or Totti.
12:30 - 19:15
6. 📈 How to Manage the Club and Prepare for TOTY: Tips and Strategies
- ✅ Having saved packs does not guarantee finding a TOTY, but it increases the chances.
- ✅ Opening packs in the first week may offer a greater chance of finding a TOTY than in the second.
- ✅ Use the league upgrades (premium and base) during the second week for farming.
- ✅ Accumulate IF (In Form) because their value increases during the event.
- ✅ Farm bronze, silver, common gold and rare gold to accumulate useful cards for upgrades.
- ✅ Carefully evaluate the available SBCs and EVOs, avoiding completing them hastily so as not to miss better opportunities.
- ✅ Do not complete the Icon SBCs before seeing the SBCs that will be released during the event.
- ✅ Invest credits to accumulate 85+ packs to obtain common and rare gold useful for upgrades.