How to Get Coins Fast in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team

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As a huge fan of EA FC 26 Ultimate Team, I know how important coins are! They’re basically the key to building your dream team – you need them to buy packs and snag those amazing players from the transfer market. You do earn coins just by playing, but honestly, there are ways to make *way* more, which means you can upgrade your team with better players much faster. So, in this guide, I’m going to share everything I’ve learned about how to get coins fast in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team.

How to Get Coins Fast in EA FC 26 Ultimate Team

There are several methods to earn coins faster than playing Rivals or Squad Battles, and many don’t require a high level of skill. I’ve provided a quick bullet point list below, with more detailed explanations following on this page.

  • Flipping Players on the Transfer Market
  • Selling Consumable Items
  • Bronze Pack Method
  • Rack Up Easy Squad Battles Rewards
  • Complete Tradeable SBCs
  • Buy Packs with EA Sports FC Points

Flipping Players

A pretty straightforward way to earn coins, but many people miss it because it involves spending a lot of time navigating menus instead of playing games. Simply find player cards on the transfer market that are listed at their lowest ‘buy now’ price and purchase them. Good choices are rare gold players, or players with a high rating who aren’t currently popular in the game. These become ‘SBC fodder,’ meaning players will often pay extra to complete Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) faster.

Selling Consumable Items

Many Ultimate Team players are eager to collect specific items like stadiums, kits, club badges, tifos, or balls. Although prices tend to fall as more become available, you can initially earn some coins by simply listing any extras you have. It’s easy to forget about these items, especially when you’re opening packs, so it’s best to sell them before their value drops. Don’t let them sit unused! Putting them up for sale is a quick way to make some easy money.

If you’re just starting to play Ultimate Team later in the EA FC 26 season, you can always quickly sell your players, but you’ll earn much more if you spend a little time checking the average prices and then either listing them at that price or slightly lower on the transfer market.

Complete Tradeable SBCs

Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) are a fun way to earn coins in the game. They work like puzzles – you need to create a team of players that meet specific criteria. If you successfully complete a challenge, you’ll receive rewards. Recently, EA has been changing most SBC rewards to Untradeable versions. While you might occasionally get a valuable player in an Untradeable Pack, if you receive a player who doesn’t fit your team, your only option is often to submit them into another SBC that requires a higher-rated squad and hope for better luck.

Therefore, if you’re aiming to earn coins through Squad Building Challenges (SBCs), your best approach is to concentrate on those with tradeable rewards, such as the Marquee Matchups. The packs offer a variety of items, and I’ve personally gotten some very valuable players, like Virgil van Dijk, who’s currently worth around 190,000 Coins. However, remember that pack rewards aren’t guaranteed, and the odds aren’t in your favor, so you’ll need some luck to really profit. It’s important to manage expectations and not rely on consistently getting high-value pulls.

Bronze Pack Method

The Bronze Pack method has been a popular strategy in Ultimate Team for a long time. It works like this: you spend just 750 Coins on a Premium Bronze Pack and then sell everything you get inside. Most items won’t be worth much and you’ll likely need to quick sell them to recover most of your investment, but you have a chance of finding rare bronze players or sought-after bronze managers. Occasionally, a manager can sell for over 1,000 Coins, and sometimes even more than that.

It’s important to remember that this isn’t as profitable as it once was, but EA occasionally releases Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) that need players from smaller or less popular countries and leagues – which bronze players often are. This can cause their prices to jump up quickly, though only for a limited time. Therefore, it’s a good idea to hold onto a few players with less common nationalities or leagues when you get them in packs, as you might be able to sell them for a significant profit later on.

Squad Battles Rewards

Okay, let’s be real – Squad Battles is kinda boring. Playing against the AI just isn’t that fun, especially if you’re just doing it to grind for points and climb the ranks for better weekly rewards. What I’ve figured out is the sweet spot is to play on the highest difficulty I can consistently win 5-0 on. That way, I get the maximum points for that difficulty level. Basically, the harder it is, the more points you get, but if you start letting in goals or losing, your points are gonna plummet. It’s all about finding that balance!

You receive rewards in Squad Battles every Sunday. If you play all the available matches each week, you can earn tradeable packs and around 10,000 Coins without much effort. It might not be the most exciting thing to do, but it’s a reliable way to get coins each week. Spending about an hour each evening will let you finish all the matches and create a steady source of income. You can then use this money to buy players for Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) that need high-rated players, or invest in packs that could give you even more Coins and valuable items. It’s a great way to improve your team and build your club!

Buy Packs with EA Sports FC Points

If you want to quickly earn a lot of coins, buying EA Sports FC Points with real money is the fastest way, though it’s a bit of a shortcut. You can then use these points to buy packs in the EA FC 26 Ultimate Team Store. Just remember, it’s still a gamble – you’re hoping for good pack luck to get a worthwhile return on your money. While pricier ‘Promo Packs’ usually offer a higher chance of getting valuable cards that you can sell on the Transfer Market, there’s no guarantee of success. It’s a risk, but it can be quick.

If you purchased the Ultimate Edition, you’ll receive free EA Sports FC points, which can help you build up your Coins balance quickly and give you an early advantage.

You can see how likely you are to get different ‘levels’ of player cards by looking at the ‘Pack Probability’ feature when you have a pack chosen in the store.

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2025-10-03 12:07