Winter Wildcards
flatFriday, 18 December 2026 to Wednesday, 23 December 2026
In short: The “Winter Wildcards” phase of EA FC 27 runs from 18 Dec 2026 to 23 Dec 2026. Expected price direction: flat.
A big promo with plenty of objectives and SBCs. Lots of new content, and plenty of new players join for the holidays.
What actually worked in this phase
InsiderFrom the FC 26 season, every card from 5,000 coins up, bought and sold again after 7 days, after the 5 % EA tax. Buying at random in this phase returned -10.9 % on average. The percentages below were tested on cards that were not used to find the patterns.
- ▲Icon attackers: -5.9 %
Key dates
Expected daily move by card type
Baseline for an 85–87 rated card with normal hype, before day-of-week patterns and events.
| Gold (standard) | -2.1 % / day |
| Gold meta (in demand) | -2 % / day |
| Team of the Week / inform | +1 % / day |
| Promo card | -1.5 % / day |
| Icon | -1.4 % / day |
| Hero | +0.3 % / day |
FAQ
- When is Winter Wildcards in EA FC 27?
- From 18 Dec 2026 to 23 Dec 2026. It is followed by “Christmas”.
- Do prices rise or fall during Winter Wildcards?
- Expected direction: flat. A big promo with plenty of objectives and SBCs. Lots of new content, and plenty of new players join for the holidays.