EA Sports FC 24introduces PlayStyles, the spiritual successor to Traits, formerly included in EA’sFIFA 23and prior titles. These meta-shaping qualities give each player enhanced abilities in a certain area of the pitch.

From dominating defenses with the deadly Incisive Pass PlayStyle to shielding your goal from danger with Aerial, each PlayStyle provides a key to winning the match. The best EA Sports FC 24 Ultimate Team cards all boast a PlayStyle Plus, as the performance differences in-game are staggeringly apparent.

Virgil Van Dijk celebrates a goal with Antoine Griezmann behind him in EA Sports FC 24

What Are PlayStyles and PlayStyles Plus?

A PlayStyleis essentially a “trait” from prior FIFAs, and some of the best PlayStyles in EA Sports FC 24 offerrare on-field abilities.

Each PlayStyleallows your player to perform a certainaction better than other players, and with more regularity.

Jude Bellingham, Virgil Van Dijk, Antoine Griezmann, and Mahmoud celebrate a goal in EA Sports FC 24.

Each PlayStyle has aPlayStyle Plusversion, whichfurther enhances the ability and consistencyof your player’s PlayStyle, making shots more accurate, or passes more direct, for example.

If applicable, a player’s PlayStyle Plus will be displayed on the left side of each Ultimate Team card, so you’re able to easily tell players who have a PlayStyle Plus from those who do not.

Erling Haaland celebrates with his Man City teammates in EA Sports FC 24.

you’re able to check the additional PlayStyles a player has by changing card views.

Every PlayStyle Explained

Some PlayStylesinclude those thatcan be activated on-demandwithout any RNG involved in your player’s actions.

PlayStyles like Rapid, Incisive Pass, Finesse Shot, Long Ball Pass, and Technical are all activatedby hitting the appropriate inputs.

Virgil Van Dijk uses the Aerial PlayStyle Plus in EA Sports FC 24

Other PlayStyleslike Aerial, Anticipate, Flair, Press Proven, and Relentlessrely on your opponentdoing something to your playersor have an RNG elementthat gives them a sub-100 percent success rate.

However, PlayStyles that have RNG can still be exceptionally useful, so there are no hard-and-fast rules for which kind of PlayStyle is best.

A split image of Ronaldinho, Kevin De Bruyne, and James Maddison about to take Free Kicks in EA Sports FC 24.

Every PlayStyle can provide enhancements to a player’s existing abilities, so don’t overlook PlayStyles like Aerial which will still provide incredible usage.

Each PlayStyle Plus enhancement includesthe abilities the “Plus” version addsin addition tothe base version.

Antoine Griezmann uses his Finesse Shot PlayStyle Plus in EA Sports FC 24

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Kevin De Bruyne uses the Incisive Pass PlayStyle in EA Sports FC 24

An LFC player tackles an opposing player after using Jockey to get close in EA Sports FC 24.

Manchester City’s Kevin De Bruyne On The Ball in EA Sports FC 24

Erling Haaland does a power shot in EA Sports FC 24.