EA Sports FC 27 Mbappé SBC stuns players with 260,000-card equivalent

EA Sports FC 27 has dropped its latest LaLiga Player of the Month (POTM) SBC for October, featuring none other than Kylian Mbappé, one of the world's most prolific strikers for Real Madrid and France.

However, unlocking Mbappé's POTM card could require the equivalent of a staggering 260,000 player cards or cost around five to six million in-game coins, depending on how you complete the Squad Building Challenge (SBC). And no, that's not a typo. Unsurprisingly, the enormous requirements have sparked backlash from the FC 27 community.

So, if you've got plenty of Bronze, Silver, Gold and Special cards sitting in your EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Team club, you might want to start saving even more, because unlocking Mbappé could be quite the grind.

How much does Mbappé's POTM SBC cost in EA Sports FC 27?

Mbappé's LaLiga POTM SBC requires a whopping 5.2 million Item Score, using the streamlined SBC system introduced alongside traditional chemistry-based challenges. To put that into perspective, September's LaLiga POTM SBC for Barcelona's Raphinha required 1.3 million Item Score. That's four times less than Mbappé's.

So, how many cards would you need to exchange for this highly sought-after Mbappé card, I hear you ask? Well, several EA Sports FC content creators have been crunching the numbers, including FC-Palmer.

If you wanted to unlock Mbappé using nothing but Bronze players, you'd need roughly 260,000 cards. Starting from scratch, that could cost you around 52 million FC coins at 200 coins per card, assuming you could buy every player for that price.

Alternatively, you could exchange around 6,280 84-rated Gold Rare cards to complete the SBC. Combining higher-rated players could save you a fair bit of time, with some methods potentially reducing the number of cards needed by thousands. The downside is that this quicker approach could cost you even more coins.

Mbappé's LaLiga POTM SBC expires on Monday, 7 December 2026. That might seem like plenty of time, but collecting enough fodder cards and coins could keep you busy for much of it.

EA Sports FC 27 players slam Mbappé's staggering SBC requirements

"Imagine releasing a 6-mill SBC and not getting any packs back," said Reddit user frankiewalsh44.

Unlike traditional SBCs that reward players with packs for completing individual squads, Mbappé's challenge requires players to reach a single Item Score target, although partial progress rewards may still be available.

"The gem system is completely broken for high-rated cards," complained another player.

"Pretty sure this is not physically possible for anyone who doesn't spend money on the game, to be honest. I'm a degenerate spender and lottery SBC doer, and I've probably still not even spent a 5th of this on SBCs," explained zackdaniels93.

"Ignoring the cost for a second, it would take hours to just buy the players. What an unbelievably stupid system," declared Realistic-Tiger-2842 in another Reddit thread.

"In the old system, say if it was 23 squads, the most cards you'd need would be 253," suggested ImprovementDull5834.

"Next month, his 93-rated card will cost 7 million gems lol," joked MrMiyagi13.

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Is Mbappé's LaLiga POTM SBC worth it?

Well, I suppose that depends on how much you love Kylian Mbappé and how much time you're willing to spend unlocking his card. For many EA Sports FC 27 players, it certainly won't be a realistic goal.

Before parting ways with thousands of fodder cards, it's worth seeing what you're actually getting in return. To help you decide, we've compared Mbappé's new LaLiga POTM card with his recent Team of the Week (TOTW) version and standard Gold Rare card.

Attribute	Gold Rare	TOTW	POTM
Overall rating	91	92	92
Pace	96	97	97
Shooting	91	92	92
Passing	80	81	81
Dribbling	92	93	93
Defending	29	31	30
Physical	76	78	77
Skill moves	5 stars	5 stars	5 stars
Weak foot	4 stars	4 stars	4 stars
PlayStyle+	Quick Step+	Quick Step+	Gamechanger+

Ultimately, whether Mbappé's POTM card is worth the cost is down to you. While it offers some improvements over his standard Gold Rare version, the differences aren't exactly massive. His TOTW card even boasts slightly better defending and physical ratings, although the POTM features a different PlayStyle+.

With millions of coins and potentially thousands of cards needed to complete the SBC, it's worth considering whether those resources could be better spent elsewhere, especially with more special cards likely to arrive in the coming weeks.

Would you spend millions of coins and invest that much time to unlock Mbappé's POTM card?

EA Sports FC 27 is out now on PC, PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo Switch consoles.