This year in FC 26, FUT Birthday has a really cool concept where players can customize what Playstyles they want on their card. Absolutely none of the active player cards (so excluding Heroes and Icons) in FUT Birthday, have any base Playstyles or Playstyles+. Instead, you can evo any players you pack or buy from the promo to give them 2 Playstyles+ and 8 base Playstyles.
Balancing is definitely not FC’s biggest strength, and as always, some Playstyles are just objectively meta and way better than the rest. So make sure to put the right Playstyles on your FUT Birthday cards to make them as good as possible by checking our recommendations. And if you want to buy Ronaldo or any of the other great cards in this promo, get FC 26 coins from LootBar.
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Choosing The Best Playstyles For Your FUT Birthday Cards in FC 26
Every player has their own preferences, and every position has its own part to play on the pitch. So, the best Playstyles aren’t 100% written-in-stone. But, here’s what we recommend doing with each specific position if you focus on the meta:
The Best Playstyles for FUT Birthday Strikers
With how broken Finesse+ and Low Driven+ are, you’ll want to add both of them to your ST. Every shot from anywhere inside the box has a decent chance of going in, especially if you have precision shooting on.
As for base Playstyles, add Incisive and Tiki Taka for good playmaking and setting your wingers through on the counter. Add Rapid and Quick Step for pace, as well as Press Proven and First Touch for smoother dribbling. Get Gamechanger for those Low Driven+ trivelas which are so broken this year. With the last Playstyle, you can do Aerial Fortress for taller strikers or Inventive for shorter ones.
The Best Playstyles for FUT Birthday Wingers
On the LW and RW positions, Rapid+ and Finesse+ are an easy choice. You’ll want the extra pace on the wings from Rapid+, and everyone already knows how good Finesse+ is cutting inside from the wings. The base Playstyles are straightforward too.
Same as ST, you’ll want Incisive, Tiki Taka, Quick Step, Press Proven, First Touch, and Technical. Then throw in silver Low Driven for those one-on-one finishes after a counterattack, and either Trickster or Gamechanger depending on how you like your LW/RW to play.
The Best Playstyles for FUT Birthday CAMs
Everyone needs to put Incisive+ on their CAM, for those perfect through balls to the front three. Then, you can go with Finesse+ if you want your CAM to play as a second striker or go with Technical+ if you want them to create space around the box.
Base Playstyles should be Tiki Taka, Rapid, Quick Step, First Touch, and Press Proven for obvious reasons. Then you’ll want Long Ball for those lobbed through passes over the defence, and Low Driven for more reliable finishing in the box. Make your last Playstyle Finesse or Technical depending on whichever you chose as your Playstyle+ instead.
The Best Playstyles for FUT Birthday CMs
If you want a meta box-to-box, put Intercept+ and Tiki Taka+ on your CM. These will help your CM get the ball back and push it forward with quick passing. Then add a couple of attacking base Playstyles like Finesse and Technical for inside the box.
You’ll want Incisive, Pinged, and Long Ball for sure. As for the last three, get Quick Step for the sudden burst in midfield, Press Proven for smoother left stick, and Bruiser for more physicality while pressing.
The Best Playstyles for FUT Birthday CDMs
With a more defensive focus in midfield, you’ll want Intercept+ and Pinged Pass+. Intercept+ for obvious reasons, and Pinged+ for quick counters and better passes through the midfield that won’t get intercepted. The base Playstyles are mostly the same as CM.
Incisive, Tiki Taka, Long Ball, Bruiser, and Anticipate are obvious for a CDM. You also want Quick Step for better speed in midfield and Press Proven so it’s harder to lose the ball. For the last Playstyle, go with Jockey to help during 1v1 defending situations.
The Best Playstyles for FUT Birthday Defenders
Usually, the best Playstyles are a little different for wingbacks and centrebacks. But, with how broken Bruiser is in FC 26, you’ll want Intercept+ and Bruiser+ for LBs, RBs, and even CBs. Intercept+ makes off the ball movement perfect for the backline, and Bruiser+ is amazing for bullying any player off the ball this year.
Add all the other defensive Playstyles as base (Anticipate, Jockey, Block, Slide Tackle, Aerial Fortress), and Quick Step for much quicker recoveries while conceding counterattacks. For the last two Playstyles, go with Pinged and Tiki Taka for CBs, or Pinged and Incisive for RB/LB. And remember to get FC 26 players from LootBar to have any top-tier FUT Birthday card to add our recommended Playstyles to!
Conclusion
In the current meta of the game and based on recent balance changes, our recommended Playstyles above for each position are the clear meta picks. Of course you don’t always have to stick to the meta though, and can create some really fun cards thanks to FUT Birthday’s unique concept this year. And if you want to get your favourite cards to add these Playstyles to, like Ronaldo or Yamal, buy FC 26 coins from LootBar to add them to your team!
