EA FC 27’s Destined for Glory promo has opened its first wave of content, and one of the standout names Ultimate Team players are rushing to build is Antonio Nusa. The RB Leipzig winger has landed an 85-rated card through a Squad Building Challenge, and unlike a lot of promo SBCs that bury you in chemistry restrictions and league requirements, this one is refreshingly simple — if you know how to approach it efficiently.
Why Nusa Is Worth Building
Before getting into the SBC itself, it’s worth understanding why this card is generating buzz. Nusa is a 21-year-old Norwegian winger who’s built his reputation at RB Leipzig on raw speed and tight ball control rather than end product. His 88 Pace is backed by a genuinely explosive 91 Acceleration, and paired with 94 Agility and 90 Balance, he’s the kind of player who can glide past a defender in a phone booth. Add in 5-star Skill Moves and a set of PlayStyles — Inventive, Technical, Rapid, and Quick Step — and you’ve got a card built for chaos in tight spaces rather than a straight-line sprinter.
Where he shows his age is in front of goal. An 80 Finishing and 76 Long Shots stat, paired with only a 3-star weak foot, mean he’s not going to be your primary source of goals if you’re playing him as a lone striker. His Passing sits at a serviceable 77, propped up by 83 Vision, which makes him more of a creative outlet than a pure poacher.
The real selling point, though, is versatility. Nusa carries All Roles++ at LW, LM, CAM, and CM, meaning you can shuffle him around your attacking line or midfield without eating a chemistry or tactical penalty. That flexibility is exactly why budget-focused squad builders have been circling this SBC since it dropped.
Breaking Down The SBC Requirement
Here’s the part that makes this challenge stand out: there’s only one condition to meet. No chemistry minimums, no rating restrictions on individual players, no requirement to use a certain number of clubs or leagues. All you need is a combined Item Score of 75,000 across the squad you submit.
That single-requirement design is deliberate — it turns the whole challenge into a math problem rather than a squad-building puzzle. Your job is simply to hit the number as cheaply as possible, which opens the door to stacking cheap fodder instead of hunting down specific players.
The challenge is live for seven days from when it appeared in your Squad Building Challenges menu, so there’s no need to rush into an expensive solution if the market is moving against you on a given day. Prices on Ultimate Team fodder fluctuate constantly, and shopping during off-peak hours can shave a meaningful chunk off your total spend.
The Cheapest Way To Hit 75,000
Rather than trying to piece together a full squad of specific positions, the smartest approach leans entirely on cheap, high-rated Gold cards, since Item Score scales with a card’s overall rating regardless of who’s actually on it.
The most cost-efficient combination looks like this:
- 24 cards rated 85 Gold, at roughly 1,800 Coins each
- 6 cards rated 86 Gold, at roughly 4,100 Coins each
Add that up and you’re looking at a total cost of around 67,800 Coins if you’re buying everything fresh off the transfer market. That’s a very reasonable price for an 85-rated card with genuine versatility and pace, especially compared to some of the more demanding promo SBCs that ask for specific leagues or nations stacked together.
One thing worth doing before you spend a single coin: check your club for any untradeable Gold fodder sitting around from packs or previous SBCs. Those cards contribute to your Item Score exactly the same way purchased ones do, and every untradeable card you use is one less card you have to buy. If you’ve been hoarding random Gold pulls, this is exactly the kind of challenge to clear them out on.
How To Actually Submit It
The process itself is about as straightforward as SBCs get:
- Open the Squad Building Challenges menu and find the Antonio Nusa Destined for Glory tile. You’ll start at 0 out of the 75,000 target.
- Begin filling your squad slots with 85-rated cards — untradeable club fodder first, then top up with cheap market purchases. Watch the Item Score counter climb as each card locks into place.
- Once you’ve stacked enough 85s, start layering in your 86-rated cards to push the total past the finish line.
- Head to the review screen before locking anything in. This gives you one last look at your full submission and the final Item Score tally.
- Once the score bar clears 75,000, the submit button unlocks. Confirm, and Nusa lands directly in your club.
Because the card arrives as an untradeable item, there’s no risk of accidentally selling him off or losing him to a bad market listing — he’s yours to use the moment the challenge clears.
What Happens After You Pack Him
Nusa isn’t a static card, which adds an extra layer of long-term value to building him now rather than waiting. As a live item tied to his real-world performances in the Bundesliga, his card is set up to improve throughout the season based on combined goals and assists:
- 3 combined goals/assists → +1 Shooting and +1 Passing
- 6 combined goals/assists → +1 additional PlayStyle
- 10 combined goals/assists → +1 Overall
- 20 combined goals/assists → +1 Overall
Clear every milestone and you’re looking at a card that climbs a full two points in Overall rating, on top of the Shooting, Passing, and PlayStyle boosts. Since tracking for these upgrades typically starts before the promo card even goes live and continues through the rest of the season, there’s a real chance this 85-rated version ends up looking quite different — and considerably stronger — a few months down the line.
How This Fits Into The Wider Destined for Glory Promo
Nusa isn’t the only name making waves in this campaign. Early leaks around Destined for Glory’s first wave point to several other SBC and Objective players rounding out the promo, including an 85-rated Davide Frattesi as a box-to-box midfield option and an 84-rated Renato Veiga aimed at players still running starter-level centre-backs. A couple of additional names have also surfaced as part of the same wave of content, though full details on those cards are still filtering out.
What ties all of these together is the same appeal Nusa offers: accessible acquisition methods paired with genuine upgrade potential over the course of the season, rather than a one-and-done pack pull. For anyone building on a budget or just getting their Ultimate Team squad off the ground, these early Destined for Glory items are shaping up to be some of the more practical picks of the promo cycle. A second wave of Destined for Glory content is expected to follow in the coming days, so if you’re planning your Coins around multiple SBCs, it’s worth pacing your spending accordingly rather than blowing your whole budget on one card.
Is The SBC Worth It?
At roughly 67,800 Coins for an 85-rated winger with elite pace, five-star skill moves, and the positional flexibility to slot into four different roles, this is about as easy a recommendation as promo SBCs get. He won’t be winning you games purely on finishing, and his weak foot will occasionally show up at the worst moment, but as an agile creator, a pacey outlet down the flank, or an impact substitute late in matches, Nusa earns his spot in most squads without demanding much in return. Combined with the upgrade path tracking his real-season form, this is a card that’s genuinely worth building now rather than waiting to see if a cheaper version shows up later.