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FC 26 offers a host of different skills for you to explore, and with new additions, there have never been more options.
There are many ways to dribble with the ball, and skill moves open up unexpected spaces on the ground. Every two skill moves are different with separate controls; the first task is to learn them. Doing so will allow you to master your beloved moves gradually and apply them against opponents.
This guide will help you control every skill move inside the game.
All 1-star skill moves in FC 26
1-star skill moves consist of the most basic options that can be performed by every footballer inside the game.
| Skill Move | Controls |
|---|---|
| First-Time Feint Turn | Hold L1+R1+flick LS down |
| Flick Up | Press RS |
| Directional Nutmeg | Hold L1+R1+RS in any direction |
| Ball Juggle (standing position) | L2+tap R1 |
| Open Up Fake Shot Left | Hold L1+Square or Circle then tap X+LS top left diagonally |
| Open Up Fake Shot Right | Hold L1+Square or Circle then tap X+LS top right diagonally |
| Flick Up for volley | Hold R1+click RS |
All 2-star skill moves in FC 26
2-star skills are relatively more complex compared to 1-star choices, but they’re still doable with almost every footballer inside the game (barring the goalies).
| Skill Move | Controls |
|---|---|
| Feint Forward and Turn | Flick RS down twice |
| Body Feint right | Flick RS right |
| Body Feint left | Flick RS left |
| Stepover right | Roll RS from the top of the stick to the right |
| Stepover left | Roll RS from the top of the stick to the left |
| Reverse Stepover right | Roll RS from the right to the top of stick |
| Reverse Stepover left | Roll RS from the left to the top of the stick |
| Ball Roll right | Hold RS right |
| Ball Roll left | Hold RS left |
| Drag Back | L1+R1+flick LS down |
All 3-star skill moves in FC 26
3-star skills are where things start to become complex, and you’ll need to be relatively good with your controls.
| Skill Moves | Controls |
|---|---|
| Stutter Feint | Hold L2+flick RS left then right (or right then left) |
| Heel Flick | Flick RS up and then down |
| Roulette right | Roll RS from the bottom and clockwise to the right |
| Roulette left | Roll RS from the bottom and anti-clockwise to the left |
| Fake left and go right | Roll RS from the left anti-clockwise to the right |
| Fake right and go left | Roll RS from the right clockwise to the left |
| Heel Chop right/left (while running) | Hold L2+Square or Circle then X+ Hold LS right/left |
| Feint Left and Exit Right | Drag RS from left to right in a semicircle (down) |
| Feint Right and Exit Left | Drag RS from right to left in a semicircle (down) |
All 4-star skill moves in FC 26
Only a handful of footballers can perform 4-star skill moves, and the controls are far more challenging.
| Skill Moves | Controls |
|---|---|
| Double touch lane change | Hold L2 + hold RS right or left |
| Ball Roll Drag | Hold L1 + flick RS forward, Left/Right |
| Drag Back Turn | Hold L2 + Hold RS Back |
| Flair Nutmegs | Hold L1 + R1 + RS flick (direction) |
| Heel to Ball roll | Hold L1+flick RS up then down |
| Ball Hop (While standing) | Hold L1+click RS |
| Heel to Heel Flick | Flick RS up and then down |
| Simple rainbow | Flick RS down, then up twice |
| Spin right | Hold R1+roll RS from bottom clockwise to right |
| Spin left | Hold R1+roll RS from the bottom anti-clockwise to the left |
| Stop and Turn right/left (while running) | Flick RS up then right/left |
| Ball roll cut right | Hold RS left then hold LS right |
| Ball roll cut right | Hold RS right then hold LS left |
| Fake pass (while standing) | Hold R2+Square or Circle then X |
| Fake pass exit right/left | Hold R2+Square or Circle then X+ flick LS top right/left diagonally |
| Quick ball rolls | Hold RS down |
| Drag to Heel | Hold L1+flick RS down, then right or left |
| Lane Change right/left | Hold L1+hold RS right/left |
| Three-touch roulette right/left | Hold L1+flick RS down then right/left |
| Drag backspin right/left | Flick RS down then right/left |
| Ball roll cut | Hold L1 + flick RS down twice |
All 5-star skill moves in FC 26
5-star skills require the ultimate dribblers. Only a very select group of footballers has the ability to perform these moves.
| Skill Moves | Controls |
|---|---|
| Heel fake (standing position only) | Hold L2+flick RS left, then right (or right, then left) |
| Flair Rainbow | Hold L1 + RS Back, Forward |
| Elastico | Roll RS from right clockwise to left |
| Reverse Elastico | Roll RS from left anti-clockwise to right |
| Advanced Rainbow | Flick RS down, hold up, then flick up |
| Hocus Pocus | Roll RS from bottom clockwise to left, then roll anti-clockwise to right |
| Triple Elastico | Roll RS from the bottom anti-clockwise to right, then roll clockwise to the left |
| Ball roll and flick right/left | Hold RS right/left then flick up |
| Heel flick turn | Hold R1+flick RS up then down |
| Sombrero Flick | Flick RS up twice, then down |
| Turn and Spin right/left | Flick RS up then right/left |
| Ball Roll fake right (while standing) | Hold RS right then flick RS left |
| Ball Roll fake left (while standing) | Hold RS left then flick RS right |
| Ball Roll fake turn | Hold L2+flick RS up then flick RS either right or left |
| Elastico chop right | Hold R1+roll RS from left anti-clockwise to right |
| Elastico shop left | Hold R1+roll RS from right clockwise to left |
| Spin flick right/left | Hold R1+flick RS up then right/left |
| Flick over | Hold L1+hold RS up |
| Tornado spin right/left | Hold L1+flick RS up then right/left |
| Rabona fake (while jogging) | Hold L1+Square or Circle then X+LS down |
With updates in the future, new skills could also be added to FC 26.
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Published: Sep 21, 2025 12:31 am