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In a blast from the past, EA Sports has released the FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team SBC as part of July 19's 6 pm content. This dedicated Squad Building Challenge allows players to pack a unique card of the legendary Brazilian winger. For those who don't know, he was part of the FUT Birthday Icon series that was released a couple of months ago.
This promo is known to feature some of the very best names ever to play football, comprising legendary athletes such as Maldini, Eusebio, Puskas, and Cantona. Naturally, these players' cards are highly sought after in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team because of their rarity and how good they are on the virtual pitch.
This is a guide to completing the FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC. It comes with 13 tasks that might seem too complicated for some. The article also includes an analysis of the unique reward to help determine whether spending so much fodder and effort on this challenge is worth your time.
The FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC also comes with a loan card task for FIFA 23 players to try out
This SBC has 13 individual tasks that need to be completed for FIFA 23 players to avail of its unique card. Thankfully, one of them yields a loan item for FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho, letting players trial the expensive offering for five matches if they are on the fence about finishing this whole Squad Building Challenge.
To get the loan card, FIFA 23 players must complete this task in the FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC:
Task: On a Loan
- # of players: Exactly 11
- Minimum Squad Rating: 82
Reward: x1 FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho Loan Card
Estimated Cost: 7,000 to 8,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
For players looking to pack the actual card, here are the rest of the 12 tasks in FIFA 23's FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC, with a fodder estimation for each.
Task 1: Born Legend
- # of players: Exactly 11
- # of rare cards: Exactly 11
- Card level: Exactly Bronze
Reward: Two Rare Gold Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 2,000 to 6,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 2: Rising Star
- # of players: Exactly 11
- # of rare cards: Exactly 11
- Card level: Exactly Silver
Reward: Two Rare Gold Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 3,000 to 9,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 3: The Hurricane
- # of players: Exactly 11
- # of Brazilian cards: Minimum of 1
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 87
Reward: Premium Mixed Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 70,000 to 72,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 4: Top-notch
- # of players: Exactly 11
- # of TOTW cards + FUT Champions cards: Minimum of 1
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 88
Reward: Jumbo Premium Gold Pack
Estimated Cost: 105,000 to 107,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 5: 89-rated Squad
- # of players: Exactly 11
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 89
Reward: Prime Mixed Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 120,000 to 125,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 6: 89-rated Squad
- # of players: Exactly 11
- # of TOTW cards + FUT Champions cards: Minimum of 1
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 89
Reward: Prime Electrum Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 124,000 to 129,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 7: 90-rated Squad
- # of players: Exactly 11
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 90
Reward: Rare Mixed Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 150,000 to 151,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 8: 90-rated Squad
- # of players: Exactly 11
- # of TOTW cards + FUT Champions cards: Minimum of 1
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 90
Reward: Premium Gold Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 155,000 to 160,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 9: 91-Rated Squad
- # of players: Exactly 11
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 91
Reward: Rare Electrum Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 181,000 to 184,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 10: 91-Rated Squad
- # of players: Exactly 11
- # of TOTW cards + FUT Champions cards: Minimum of 1
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 91
Reward: Mega Pack
Estimated Cost: 185,000 to 187,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 11: 92-Rated Squad
- # of players: Exactly 11
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 92
Reward: Prime Gold Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 250,000 to 253,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Task 12: 92-Rated Squad
- # of players: Exactly 11
- # of TOTW cards + FUT Champions cards: Minimum of 1
- Squad Rating: Minimum of 92
Reward: Prime Gold Players Pack
Estimated Cost: 253,000 to 257,000 FUT Coins across all platforms
Is the FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC worth doing in FIFA 23 Ultimate Team?
The FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC is no doubt a very expensive Squad Building Challenge. At the current transfer market rates, the cost to complete it using fodder items is around 1.6 million FUT Coins.
Here are the stats for the FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC card:
- Overall: 93
- Position: RW (Alt- RM)
- Pace: 94
- Shooting: 92
- Passing: 88
- Dribbling: 93
- Defense: 52
- Physicality: 77
- Skills: 5 Star
- Weak foot: 5 Star
All in all, this FUT Birthday Icon Jairzinho SBC item is quite a speedy winger who would be a good fit in most FIFA 23 squads.
Considering that the alternative route for getting a Birthday Icon Jairzinho card would be to buy it from the transfer market, where its current price is somewhere between 1.8 million to 3.4 million, FIFA 23's new SBC is worth completing.
