Ultimate Team players believed that the FUT Versus promo would take the place of last year’s beloved FUT Freeze. Now, it looks like we’re getting FUT Freeze under its new moniker, Winter Wildcards.
EA aren’t afraid to think outside of the box when it comes to Ultimate Team promos. Just when you think you know what to expect they deliver a surprise. This is exactly what occurred with the previous promo as fans expected FUT Freeze but got FUT Versus instead.
FUT Versus is a brand new promo that debuted in FIFA 22. Players assumed that this would replace last year’s FUT Freeze promo. However, new information concerning the Winter Wildcards promo suggests that FUT Freeze is making a return under a new name.
- FIFA 22 Winter Wildcards release date
- What is FUT’s Winter Wildcards promo?
- FIFA 22 Winter Wildcards featured players
- FUT Winter Wildcards SBCs
FIFA 22 Winter Wildcards release date
The upcoming promo has been revealed through FUT loading screens. The Winter Wildcards promotion is set to arrive on Friday, 17 December at around 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM GMT / 7 PM CET. These special items will remain in packs until Thursday, December 23 at 10 AM PT / 1 PM ET / 6 PM GMT / 7 PM CET, when they will be replaced with Team 2.
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Winter-themed promotions tend to generate a lot of excitement and Winter Wildcards will aim to maintain this trend.
The Winter Wildcards promo seems heavily inspired by last year’s FUT Freeze. As with most promos, a stat boost is administered to the players involved. However, only some players can be seen in a new position.
“From supernatural boosts to shapeshifting upgrades and the powerhouses in between, Winter Wildcard Player Items will receive a variety of permanent boosts inspired by past, present, and potential future FUT player upgrades.”
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The most important change is a positional one. The idea of changing the base position of players is what made FUT Freeze such a special promo. For example, FUT Freeze Adama Traoré went from a RW to a LB. This drastic change allowed for new squad-building possibilities.
FIFA 22 Winter Wildcards featured players
PSG’s Neymar is the big-name player that is set to headline the Winter Wildcards promo. Interestingly enough his natural position of LW has shifted to ST. French superstars Paul Pogba and Kinglsey Coman are also highly sought-after players included in the promo.
Here’s a list of the featured players:
- Neymar – PSG
- Paul Pogba – Manchester United
- Kingsley Coman – Bayern Munich
- Fabinho – Liverpool
- Nelson Sémedo – Wolverhampton Wanderers
- Leonardo Spinazzola – Roma FC
- Embarba – RCD Espanyol
- Pau Torres – Villarreal
- Adel Taarabt – Benfica
- Moussa Niakhate – Mainz 05
- Axel Tuanzebe – Aston Villa
- Frank Acheampong – Shenzhen Kaisa
- Jordan Graham – Birmingham City
- Sergej Milinković-Savić – Latium (Lazio)
- Breel Embolo – Borussia Mönchengladbach
Team 1 mini-release
- Jonathan David – LOSC Lille
- Luka Modrić – Real Madrid
- Dodi Lukebakio – VfL Wolfsburg
FUT Winter Wildcards SBCs
FUT Players will get the chance to earn a few special Winter Wildcards players through the completion of SBCs. If you’re not feeling particularly lucky in packs, the SBC will be a surefire way of securing a Winter Wildcards item.
The players up for grabs are Crystal Palace’s Wilfried Zaha, Genoa’s Goran Pandev, and Eintracht Frankfurt’s Djibril Sow. Players must complete two SBCs to earn Zaha and Sow, and only one SBC to earn Pandev.
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Winter Wildcards Zaha requirements
Premier League
- Min 1 Premier League player
- Min 85 Squad Rating
- Min 70 Chemistry
86-Rated Squad
- Min 86 Squad Rating
- Min 65 Chemistry
Sow requirements
Top Form
- Min 1 TOTW player
- Min 84 Squad Rating
- Min 75 Chemistry
Bundesliga
- Min 1 Bundesliga player
- Min 85 Squad Rating
- Min 70 Chemistry
Pandev requirements
- Min 1 Serie A player
- Min 85 Squad Rating
- Min 55 Chemistry
That just about covers everything we know about FIFA 22’s Winter Wildcards promo so far. We’ll be updating this page as new information comes to light about this exciting new Ultimate Team promotion.
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