It’s been a never-ending football season like no other, and FIFA 20 Summer Heat is EA’s way of marking this most curious of campaigns. Replacing the FIFA 20 Futties promotion which would usually be happening right now, it sees a host of boosted cards from earlier this season re-released, along with some surprise new ones; like a 91-rated Daniel James. There are free cards on offer too. How does it all work? Get your studs into our FIFA 20 Summer Heat guide to find out.
FIFA 20 Summer Heat replaces FIFA 20 Futties, the traditional end-of-season blowout in EA’s footballing juggernaut. It’s doing so because most football seasons have only just kicked off again following a three-month break, brought about by the coronavirus pandemic. Hundreds of cards which were only available for a limited time have been reintroduced to packs, while new SBCs and objectives enable you to bolster your club with further boosted cards. Tanguy Ndombele (Tottenham Hotspur) and Ferland Mendy (Real Madrid) were the first two players made available in such a way. Daniel James (Manchester United) was released in similar fashion on 17 July.
181 cards were included in the first set of FIFA 20 Summer Heat items re-released into packs. 30 were from the Copa Libertadores kick-off squad; 26 were FIFA 20 Headliners; 22 were FIFA 20 OTW cards; 24 were FIFA 20 Shapeshifters; 15 came from the Winter Refresh; and the rest were FIFA 20 TOTW cards from weeks 1 to 16.
As of Friday 17 July, a staggering 286 re-released cards are available in packs, for one week only. You can see the full list on the official EA website.
Similar to the new SBCs, in-game objectives can now be used to score superior versions of cards which had been put to bed a while back. The first of these belonged to Real Madrid’s French left-back Ferland Mendy. You initially unlocked his 85-rated Futmas card by completing a single objective: winning five matches in Rivals. You could then upgraded him gradually to 87, 89, and finally 93 by ticking off further sets of in-game tasks. The toughest of which was the final one: getting assists with 89-rated Mendy in ten separate Division Rivals wins. Hardcore.
Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United was released in similar fashion in earlier July, but is sadly no longer available.
In mid-July Fernandes’ team-mate Daniel James was added as an objectives-based reward. His card is a cracker – enjoy that 99 pace rating, folks – but sadly not upgradeable.
EA is introducing ‘Summer Showdown Special Items’ focussed on one titanic clash each week. Here’s the official explanation: “Each week we’ll highlight one real-world football match by releasing a special FUT Summer Heat player item via Squad Building Challenges for one player on each team from the highlighted matchup. The special Summer Showdown item from the winning side will receive a permanent +3 OVR stats boost. In the event of a draw, both items will receive a +1 OVR boost.”
TOTW and TOTSSF cards are no longer the default rewards for your ‘red picks’. Instead, you receive cards from a mix of previous FIFA 20 campaigns, as outlined below:
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