EA FC 26 Michael Essien Winter Wildcards Icon SBC: All tasks and cheapest solutions

EA Sports has released the EA FC 26 Michael Essien Winter Wildcards Icon SBC in Ultimate Team, with the Ghanian legend receiving his first boost of the year via this amazing SBC item. The former Premier League superstar has a base overall rating of 86 in the latest title, but the ongoing promo has provided him with an 88-rated version.

This is the second Icon SBC to be released during the Winter Wildcards promo, with Ronaldinho being the first. The Chelsea FC and Real Madrid legend has all the stats and traits required to be a top-tier midfielder, and he is relatively more affordable than most other top-tier Icons as well.

All tasks and cheapest solutions of the EA FC 26 Michael Essien Winter Wildcards Icon SBC

The requirements (Image via EA Sports)

Similar to the Ronaldinho Winter Wildcards SBC, the EA FC 26 Michael Essien Winter Wildcards Icon SBC also requires a lot of squads to be completed. These are the requirements and cheapest solutions:

Task 1: On a Loan

• Team overall rating: Minimum 81

Solutions:

• Haavi: 82
• Chris Wood: 82
• Rafa: 82
• Galton: 82
• Isi: 81
• Akturkoglu: 80
• Varela: 79
• Emil Forsberg: 79
• Kaku: 79
• Bachmann: 79
• Burgess: 78

Task 2: The Blues

• Chelsea players: Minimum one
• TOTW players: Minimum one
• Team overall rating: Minimum 85

Solutions:

• Alexandra Popp: 85
• Foord: 85
• Walsh: 85
• Granit Xhaka: 85
• Giugliano: 85
• Svenja Huth: 85
• Vivianne Miedema: 85
• Kim Little: 85
• Caroline Weir: 85
• Locatelli: 84
• Tsygankov (TOTW): 84

Task 3: League Finesse

• Ligue 1 players: Minimum one
• Team overall rating: Minimum 86

Solutions:

• Marie Katoto: 88
• Irene Paredes: 88
• Ada Hegerberg: 87
• Millie Bright: 87
• Ruben Neves: 84
• Maanum: 84
• Isco: 84
• Sergej Milinkovic-Savic: 84
• Manuel Locatelli: 84
• Pedro Goncalves: 83
• Chevalier: 83

Task 4: League Legend

• Premier League players: Minimum one
• Team overall rating: Minimum 87

Solutions:

• Endler: 88
• Irene Paredes: 88
• Robert Lewandowski: 88
• Marie Katoto: 88
• Gabriel: 88
• Ella Toone: 85
• Giugliano: 85
• Girelli: 85
• Milinkovic-Savic: 84
• Maanum: 84
• Pickford: 84

Task 5: Top Form

• TOTW players: Minimum one
• Team overall rating: Minimum 87

Solutions:

• Endler: 88
• Irene Paredes: 88
• Robert Lewandowski: 88
• Marie Katoto: 88
• Gabriel: 88
• Ella Toone: 85
• Giugliano: 85
• Girelli: 85
• Milinkovic-Savic: 84
• Maanum: 84
• Tsygankov (TOTW): 84

Task 6: 88-rated squad

• Team overall rating: Minimum 88

Solutions:

• Rodri: 90
• Alessia Russo: 89
• Khadija Shaw: 89
• Mapi Leon: 89
• Endler: 88
• Marie Katoto: 88
• Girelli: 85
• Laura Freigang: 85
• Svenja Huth: 85
• Isco: 84
• Viggosdottir: 84

EA FC 26 Michael Essien Winter Wildcards Icon SBC: Review

The stats (Image via EA Sports)

The overall expected cost of the EA FC 26 Michael Essien Winter Wildcards Icon SBC is around 220,000 coins. This is a reasonable price for an 88-rated Icon midfielder who has excellent pace, passing and defensive stats, along with meta PlayStyles like Anticipate+, Incisive Pass, Long Ball Pass, Jockey and Relentless. These attributes will make him a top-tier defensive midfielder on the virtual pitch, making the SBC worth completing.

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Edited by Shivanshu Raturi