FC 26 Ultimate Scream Team 1 lands with Low Driven+ Vini Jr and other scary-looking upgraded cards

EA Sports has revealed Team 1 of FC 26’s Ultimate Scream promo, featuring the likes of Vini Jr, Rafael Leao and Saeed Al Owairan.

Ultimate Scream is a spooky, fan-favourite promo which has been absent from the packed Ultimate Team promo calendar for a full 5 seasons, but in FC 26 it’s back with a bit more of a balanced twist.

When do FC 26 Ultimate Scream cards upgrade?

Whereas previous Ultimate Scream cards would transform, like a werewolf, into ridiculously OP cards at certain times of the year before reverting back to their original form, in FC 26, Ultimate Scream cards are already boosted versions of various players from around the world who will receive extra boosts on the next two full moons.

That means your Ultimate Scream cards will get boosts like stat boosts, upgraded roles and PlayStyles on Wednesday November 5th and Thursday December 4th, 2025.

Some truly terrifying cards from the past include the beastly Bayo Akinfenwa from FIFA 17 and the unstoppable behemoth that was the Marouane Fellaini from FIFA 19, both of which were physical monsters who, when the moon was full, got upgraded with otherworldly speed which made them capable of inhuman feats of athleticism.

Who is in FC 26 Ultimate Scream Team 1?

Who of the current crop of FC 26 Ultimate Scream cards stands out as likely to make some controllers go bump in the night as they’re thrown across the living room? Well, EA Sports seem to have taken the opposite approach to those classic cards with Team 1 and boosted some already rapid players with better PlayStyles and likely better physicals.

Vini Jr with 95 Pace, 92 Dribbling and Low Driven Shot+ looks OP already, but it’s Debinha who really looks like one to watch with how great female players have been in FC 26.

Rafael Leao isn’t quite as good in FC 26 as last year, but remember he’s a 5-star skiller naturally and that Finesse+ PlayStyle could really liven up his end product.

Finally, loads of the Heroes look extremely tasty, or at least like they will find eating opposing teams extremely tasty.

Toto Di Natale has got the wrong holiday and gone full Nightmare Before Christmas (his name means Tony Christmas in Italian) but the 90+ trio of Pace, Shooting and Dribbling is unquestionable, while Hamsik’s Ultimate Scream card pushes him into the fabled “Gullit Gang” with all face stats over 80.

If Crouchy gets 99 Pace in one of the upgrades, then he probably has the most potential to go down in history as a hilariously OP card. He’s got massively buffed dribbling as well as Technical+, while his height and unique body gives him a bit of aura in-game when shielding the ball.

But, no stranger to dressing up after his now-legendary FIFA 23 Marvel Hero card, Saeed Al Owairan is the lowest rated Hero in Ultimate Scream, so does that mean he might actually be somewhat obtainable? Probably not. But with his base position switched to Striker, he could be set to terrorise Weekend League once again!

Here’s the full list of players in FC 26’s Ultimate Scream Team 1:

• Vini Jr – 90 Rated – ST – Real Madrid
• Joshua Kimmich – 89 Rated – RB – Bayern
• Debinha – 89 Rated – RW – KC Current
• Sakina Karchaoui – 88 Rated – LB – PSG
• Bryan Mbeumo – 87 Rated – ST – Manchester United
• Rafael Leao – 86 Rated – ST – Milano FC (AC Milan)
• Thomas Muller – 86 Rated – ST – Vancouver Whitecaps
• Nathan Tella – 86 Rated – CAM – Leverkusen
• Juan Cabal – 85 Rated – CB – Juventus
• Alex Berenguer – 85 Rated – CAM – Bilbao
• Pablo Fornals – 85 Rated – CM – Betis
• Madison Haley – 85 Rated – RW – Brighton
• Danny Da Costa – 84 Rated – RB – Mainz
• Guela Doue – 84 Rated – CB – Strasbourg
• Antonio Di Natale – 89 Rated – LW – Hero
• Javier Mascherano – 89 Rated – CDM – Hero
• Marek Hamsik – 88 Rated – CM – Hero
• Jorge Campos – 88 Rated – ST – Hero
• Peter Crouch – 87 Rated – CAM – Hero
• Saeed Al Owairan – 86 Rated – ST – Hero

For more on FC 26, check out our list of the best cheap players in Ultimate Team. Or for the next Career Mode legends, here are the best FC 26 Wonderkids.