Best Playstyles List – FC 24

It occurred to me that EA Sports FC 24 has elements borrowed from role-playing games. Enter PlayStyles, special abilities that will make your athlete dominate the match—here's the complete FC 24 PlayStyles list to choose the best ones.

All EA FC 24 PlayStyles List

There are 34 PlayStyles/PlayStyles+ in FC 24, separated into six categories: Scoring, Passing, Defending, Ball Control, Physical, and Goalkeeping. In PlayStyle descriptions below, you'll find PlayStyle+ upgraded explanations in parentheses.

Scoring PlayStyles & PlayStyles+ in FC 24

• Chip Shot – Performs chip shots faster and with greater (exceptional) accuracy.
• Dead Ball – Set pieces are delivered with increased (exceptional) speed, curve, and accuracy. The ball trajectory preview line is somewhat longer (at maximum length).
• Power Shot – Performs power shots (much) faster and with (significant) increased speed.
• Power Header – Performs headers with increased (maximum) power and accuracy.
• Finesse Shot – Performs finesse shots (significantly) faster with an additional (maximum) curve and improved (exceptional) accuracy.

Passing PlayStyles & PlayStyles+ in FC 24

• Incisive Pass – Through Passes are somewhat/far more accurate, swerve passes are delivered with more/maximum curve, and Precision Passes travel marginally faster (at top speed) to the destination.
• Pinged Pass – Passes travel (much) faster along the ground without impacting the trapping difficulty of the receiver.
• Long Ball Pass – Lob and Lofted Through Passes are (even) more accurate, travel faster (than ever), and are (far) more difficult to intercept.
• Tiki Taka – Executes difficult first-time Ground Passes with high (even greater) accuracy, using backheels when contextually appropriate. Short-distance Ground Passes are highly accurate.
• Whipped Pass – All crosses are highly accurate, travel faster, and with more curve. (Performs driven crosses with exceptional power.)

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Ball Control PlayStyles & PlayStyles+ in FC 24

• First Touch – Has reduced (minimal) error when trapping the ball and is able to transition to dribbling (much) faster with greater control.
• Press Proven – Keeps (exceptionally) close control of the ball while dribbling at jog speed. Player can shield the ball (much) more effectively from stronger opponents.
• Rapid – Reaches a (even) higher sprint speed while dribbling and has a (greatly) reduced chance of an error when sprinting or performing knock-ons.
• Trickster – Grants the ability to perform (more) unique ground and flick Skill Moves. (Is significantly more agile when strafe dribbling.)
• Flair – Fancy passes and shots are performed with improved (even greater) accuracy. Performs Flair animations when contextually appropriate.
• Technical – Reaches an (even) higher speed when performing Controlled Sprint and performs wide turns while dribbling with more (greater) precision.

Defending PlayStyles & PlayStyles+ in FC 24

• Intercept – (Even greater) Increased reach and improved chances of retaining possession of the ball when performing interceptions
• Block – Increased (even greater) reach when performing blocks and improved ability to make a successful block.
• Bruiser – (Even) Greater strength when performing physical tackles.
• Jockey – Increased max speed of Sprint Jockey and improved transition (increased) speed from jockey to sprint.
• Anticipate – (Significantly) Improved chances of standing tackle success and grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a standing tackle.
• Slide Tackle – Grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a slide tackle. (Greatly improved slide tackle coverage. Also grants the ability to stop the ball directly at their feet when performing a slide tackle.)

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Physical PlayStyles PlayStyles & PlayStyles+ in FC 24

• Acrobatic – Performs volleys with improved (significant) accuracy and has access to (unique) acrobatic volley animations.
• Aerial – Performs (even) higher jumps and has greatly improved aerial physical presence.
• Trivela – "Exceptional accuracy when attempting (outside of the foot" passes and shots."#Contextually triggers "outside of the foot" passes and shots with reduced error.
• Quick Step – Accelerates (significantly) faster during Explosive Sprint.
• Relentless – (Greatly) Reduces fatigue loss during play and increases fatigue recovery during half-time. Reduces the long term fatigue effects on attributes, reaction time, and defensive awareness. Reduces fatigue loss during play and significantly increases fatigue recovery during half-time
• Long Trhrow - Performs throw-ins with increased power to cover a greater distance.

GK PlayStyles PlayStyles & PlayStyles+ in FC 24

• Far Throw – General effect: Goalkeeper can target players further away with thrown passes. BAG players will have greatly increased reach and handling closer to the end of the match.
• Footwork – Goalkeeper will perform saves with their feet more frequently, allowing for more saves on close-range shots. BAG players will have increased reactions and speed in 1-on-1 situations
• Cross Claimer – General effect: Goalkeeper will try to intercept a cross if they can get to it slightly before the opponent. BAG players will have increased reflexes and reactions during opposing set pieces.
• Rush Out – General effect: Goalkeeper is more aggressive when coming out of the box to gather over-the-top balls or long through balls. BAG players will have increased speed when running.
• Quick Reflexes – BAG exclusive: increased reflexes and reactions for shots inside the box
• Far Reach – BAG players are more effective at saving shots from outside the box with (greatly) increased reach and jumping.
• Quick Reflexes - BAG players have (greatly) increased reflexes and reactions when saving shots from inside the box.

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