Best players for FC 26 New Year Overdrive Evolution

The New Year Overdrive Evolution has arrived in FC 26 Ultimate Team, and it’s an exciting upgrade to use.

While the evolution is available for free, it’s not your usual cup of tea in terms of the offered upgrades. However, your chosen card will get stat upgrades, a boost to the overall rating, and new roles/playstyles. Let’s look at the best evo contenders based on the offered upgrades and the requirements.

FC 26 New Year Overdrive Evolution requirements

Here are the requirements of New Year Overdrive Evolution in FC 26.

• Overall: Max 85
• Defending: Max 82
• PlayStyle: Max 10
• PlayStyle+: Max 1
• Not Rarity: World Tour Silver Stars
• Position: RB
• Not Position: CB

FC 26 New Year Overdrive Evolution upgrades

The evolution has five levels of upgrades, each with certain conditions to fulfill.

Level 1 upgrades

• Overall: +15|87
• Ball control: +15|88
• Skills: +2|4
• PlayStyles: Quick Step|7
• Roles: Attacking Wingback++

Level 2 upgrades

• Dribbling: +15|87
• Long Passing: +25|85
• Reactions: +15|88
• Stamina: +15|88
• PlayStyles: Pinged Pass|7

Level 3 upgrades

• Shootin: +30|83
• Defending: +10|80
• Aggression: +15|80
• Balance: +15|88
• Curve: +25|88

Level 4 upgrades

• Agility: +15|93
• Short Passing: +25|86
• Sprint Speed: +15|91
• Strength: +15|80
• Composure: +15|85
• Roles: Wingback++

Level 5 upgrades

• Acceleration: +15|91
• Crossing: +25|92
• Vision: +25|85
• PlayStyles+: Quick Step|1
• PlayStyles: Technical|7
• Roles: Inverted Wingback++

Level 1 upgrade requirements

• Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game.

Level 2 upgrade requirements

• Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game.

Level 3 upgrade requirements

• Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game.

Level 4 upgrade requirements

• Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game.

Level 5 upgrade requirements

• Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min. Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO Player in game.

Best players to use in New Year Overdrive Evolution

Here are some of my best recommendations for inclusion in the evolution.

• Lewis Miley TOTW
• Alexander Bah
• Seriki TOTW
• Buchanan Thunderstruck
• Charles Squad Foundations
• Marcos Llorente
• Gwinn
• Dodo
• Joao Cancelo
• Johnston Winter Wildcards
• Cambiasso

While the upgrades are significant, you will be able to include these cards in future evolutions to create a chain and evolve their stats further.