We are heading into the twilight of FUT 23 and with that come some of the most bizarre, most overpowered and incredible cards we see all year. In that vein we have the latest promo “Shapeshifters.” It explores an alternate reality of what could have been with some of our favourite players playing in unique positions, completely different from their roles in real life. Here’s everything you need to know about Shapeshifters in FIFA Ultimate Team.
What is Shapeshifters?
Shapeshifters is the latest promo in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team that gives us unique cards in packs, SBC’s and objectives exploring the question what if our favourite players played in a different position? During Shapeshifters we will have a team of 15 players in packs with other Shapeshifters being released as Squad Building Challenges and Objectives as well. There will be 3 different kinds of players released during this promo. They are:
- Shapeshifters
- Shapeshifters Icons
- Premium Shapeshifters
Shapeshifters has also brought with it one of the community’s most requested theme: Goalkeepers playing in outfield positions. Shapeshifters in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team will allow us to play with Manuel Neuer and Petr Čech at Striker, Dibu Martinez at Centre Back and Claudio Bravo at Right Wing making this dream a reality for us to enjoy.
What are Shapeshifters Icons?
Shapeshifters Icons are the latest version of special Icon cards added to FIFA Ultimate Team. These cards show us how these Alternate Reality Icons could have been legendary playing in a different position during their careers. We see a return of some of our favourite Icons such as Pelé being a Left-Winger instead of the central player he used to be, Socrates being a box-to-box midfielder instead of the attacking player he was and Emmanuel Petit being a Centre Back instead of the solid midfield role he used to play.
Another aspect of Shapeshifters Icons are the Twin Icons added in packs together. They are 2 versions of the same Icon that show us how the Icon would have played with appropriate stat boosts for their respective versions. We see Twin Icon versions of Robin Van Persie, Fernando Hierro, Emmanuel Petit and Samuel Eto’o so far.
To see all Shapeshifters Icons available in FUT 23 click here.
What are Premium Shapeshifters and how does Premium Chemistry work?
Premium Shapeshifters are Shapeshifters with an added benefit to their cards. Aside from having different positions and stat boosts, Premium Shapeshifters have the added benefit of having their own unique Chemistry attribute called Premium Chemistry.
Premium Chemistry is the unique Chemistry links provided by the Premium Shapeshifters to the overall Team Chemistry. Premium Chemistry works similarly to Hero Chemistry - The player always gets full chemistry in position, gives 1 Nation Chemistry link and 2 League Chemistry Links. Unlike Heroes, Premium Shapeshifters also give an additional Chemistry Link for their clubs making them invaluable for team building.
To see all Premium Shapeshifters available in FUT 23 click here.
When does Shapeshifters start?
The Shapeshifters promo starts on Friday June 16th at 6pm BST with the release of Team 1. There will be a Shapeshifters Team 2 released on Friday June 23rd at 6PM BST with a mini release on Sunday June 25th at 6pm BST. Team 3 will be released on Friday June 30th at 6pm BST with a potential mini release on Sunday July 2nd at 6pm BST.
When does Shapeshifters end?
The release of each team marks the end of the previous one, and with Team 3 being the last one released the Shapeshifters promo will potentially end on Friday July 7th at 6pm BST.
To see all the players in Shapeshifters Team 1 click here.
To see all the players in Shapeshifters Team 2 click here.
To see all the players in Shapeshifters Team 3 click here.
Who are the best Shapeshifters players?
There are a lot of great players released as Shapeshifters in FIFA 23, we’ll help break some of them down below:
- Shapeshifters Pelé: The first 99 rated card in FIFA 23, might just be one of the greatest cards ever in FUT history
- Shapeshifters Virgil Van Dijk: He has better stats than his Team of the Year card, best CB in the game if you play him there
- Shapeshifters Garrincha: His left-stick dribbling is second to none.
- Shapeshifters Ousmane Dembélé: It wouldn’t be FUT without an absolutely broken Dembélé card
- Shapeshifters Toko Ekambi: Bit of a hidden gem, he’s a top 5 Left Back in the game
That concludes our rundown of everything we know about Shapeshifters. Stay tuned for other Shapeshifters content by keeping an eye on this FUT.GG page. Do you like these alternate reality players ins FUT?