EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Team Evolutions: What it is & how it works

The dream in FUT has always been building a squad with all of your favourite players, and with the new Ultimate Team Evolutions feature in EA Sports FC 24 you can be closer than ever before to achieving this.

That Jude Bellingham that you packed in the first week with 300 games? There's now no need to dump him into an SBC in EA Sports FC, as you have the ability to upgrade him and keep each card in line with the ever-progressing power curve in the game.

We've thankfully got everything you need to know about Ultimate Team Evolutions in EASFC 24 below, so make sure to continue reading to see all of the details.

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What are Ultimate Team Evolutions in EA Sports FC 24?

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Ultimate Team Evolutions in EASFC 24 is a new feature that allows you to permanently upgrade existing cards in your club, giving them stat boosts and other new features like additional PlayStyles.

This is an entirely new feature to FUT and is one that fans have been asking for basically ever since the mode was first introduced. There are few worse feelings than having to abandon a player that you've loved using just because there are other stronger options, and hopefully, this new feature means that you won't have to do that anymore.

In theory, you will be able to have cards that are completely unique, with stats and other boosts that no other player has, which truly embodies the spirit of your very own Ultimate Team.

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How do Ultimate Team Evolutions work in EASFC 24?

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To start the Ultimate Team Evolutions process in EA Sports FC 24, you will need to put a player in your club into an 'evolution path', and then complete various challenges with that player in order to upgrade their stats.

From what we have seen, it potentially looks as if you won't be able to upgrade any player in your club at any point in time, and instead, you will have to follow various groups outlined by EA. For example, there might be a Silver Bundesliga Star evolution path where you can upgrade any silver from Germany's top division into a high-rated gold, or the option to boost any of your current TOTW players.

You will only have a certain amount of time to both start and finish the evolution process, and it also looks as if you will have to pay a small coin fee in order to unlock the evolution in the first place.

Evolution challenges look to be - at least at the start - rather simple, with objectives like scoring goals and picking up assists likely a big part of the process. It would be great to see more long-form challenges that really emphasise each player being a club legend, allowing you to take them to the next level if you're really committed.

It also appears as if the upgrade cap will be progressively raised as the seasons go on in EASFC 24, so you might only be able to get your player to an 85 rating in Season 2, but you will be able to progress them further once you reach Season 3 and beyond.

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This is a fantastic way to keep a player in your club for what could hypothetically be the length of the entire game, allowing you to truly build your Ultimate Team without needing your favourite players to get promo or performance-related cards.

You will also be able to completely change the position of a player when using Ultimate Team Evolutions in EASFC 24. For example, if you've already got two top centre-backs and don't want to waste Van Dijk, why not turn him into a box-to-box centre mid and dominate the middle of the park with upgrades to suit this too?

So, that's everything we currently know about the Ultimate Team Evolutions system in EA Sports FC 24, but we are certainly excited to see how it plays out once we can get our hands on it in-game.

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