Best and worst icons to get in new 93+ Encore Icon Player Pick ⇒ FUTFC

The FC 25 community was left stunned after EA Sports released the most ambitious icon SBC of the year: the 93+ icon player pick. Coming in at a massive nine squads with an estimated cost around 919,000 coins, this is not your standard high-rated gamble. It is the definition of high risk, high reward and fans are already split between those pulling R9 and those left with players worth less than an 85 double pack.

What is the 93+ icon player pick?

This new SBC gives you a choice of 1 of 3 icons, all rated 93 or higher, from a pool that includes FUT Immortals, Dreamchasers, FUT Birthday, TOTY Icons and more. It is the first time EA has allowed players access to so many recent top-tier icon promos in one pick, making it arguably the most stacked icon SBC ever.

The player pool includes legends from both the men’s and women’s games, and while some of the pulls are absolutely insane, others are straight-up fodder. The SBC itself is nine segments deep, with requirements ranging from 86 to 88 rated squads, and most players will need to grind upgrade packs like the Premium Bundesliga Upgrade to complete it.

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Best icons you can get from the 93+ pick

Here are some of the biggest wins players have seen in this SBC. These cards are meta, extremely rare and worth millions of coins:

🇧🇷 Ronaldo Nazário (R9) – 96 ST – 15M coins
🇧🇷 Pelé – 97 CAM – 6.6M coins
🇳🇱 Johan Cruyff – 96 CAM – 5.3M coins
🇦🇷 Diego Maradona – 96 CAM – 3.65M coins
🇫🇷 Thierry Henry – 95 ST (Immortals) – 8.8M coins
🇺🇸 Mia Hamm – 96 ST – 3.38M coins
🇵🇹 Eusébio – 96 ST (Immortals) – 3.18M coins
🇮🇹 Paolo Maldini – 94 CB – 2.98M coins
🇧🇷 Kaká – 94 CAM – 2.7M coins
🇫🇷 Zinedine Zidane – 96 CAM (if included) – over 4M coins

Any of these cards instantly improve a squad.

Check icon prices and stats on FUTBin.

You can see what 40 Icon player picks looks like in this video from AuzioMF.

Worst icons you can pull

Not every pick ends in celebration. A large part of the icon pool includes outdated or low-value players that are simply not usable at this stage of the game. These are the icons many players are packing and regretting:

🇺🇸 Julie Foudy – 93 CM – 36K coins
🇫🇷 Camille Abily – 93 CM – 30K coins
🇬🇧 Kelly Smith – 93 ST – 38.75K coins
🇬🇧 Steven Gerrard – 93 CM – 72K coins
🇮🇹 Roberto Baggio – 94 CAM – 196K coins
🇦🇷 Javier Zanetti – 93 RB – 118K coins
🇩🇪 Nadine Angerer – 95 GK – 40.75K coins
🇩🇪 Birgit Prinz – 94 ST – 76.5K coins
🇬🇧 Wayne Rooney – 93 ST – 202K coins

These are the cards that turn the 93+ pick into a massive L. They might have been valuable in earlier stages of FC 25 but are now completely behind the power curve. Several are worth less than an 85×10 pack and feel like wasted squads.

Is the 93+ icon player pick worth it?

Here is a quick breakdown of what you are getting into:

Cost: Around 919,000 coins
Requirements: Nine squads ranging from 86 to 88
Value: Potentially amazing, but also has huge risk
Recommended: Only if you have completed your priority player SBCs like Kim Min Jae or Frimpong
Craftable via: Premium Bundesliga upgrades, 85+ player picks, and fodder recycling

This is not an SBC for everyone. If your club is stacked and you are looking for something exciting to grind for, it can be a fun objective. But if you are short on fodder or still working on key SBCs, this one might not be worth the coin drain.

Many FUT players are opting to craft this slowly throughout the week. The idea is to open daily upgrade packs and recycle duplicate TOTS and high-rated cards until the icon pick is complete. Others are choosing to wait and watch what others pack before deciding.