The Wind-up Merchant evolution is live in FC 26, and it’s a wonderful upgrade to consider for one of your midfielders. It offers plenty of boosts, new PlayStyles, and more for your chosen card, but you will have to spend 175,000 coins to unlock it first.
In this guide, I will go through the best possible options for this evolution so that you don’t end up wasting your coins.
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FC 26 Wind-Up Merchant Evolution requirements
Here are the requirements of Wind-Up Merchant Evolution in FC 26.
- Overall: Max 96
- PlayStyle: Max 10
- PlayStyle+: Max 4
- Position: CDM
FC 26 Wind-Up Merchant Evolution upgrades
The evolution has five upgrade levels, each with specific conditions to meet.
Level 1 upgrades
- Overall: +30|97
- Reactions: +30|95
- Short Passing: +30|97
- Stand Tackle: +40
- Stamina: +30|96
- PlayStyles+: Intercept|4
Level 2 upgrades
- Ball control: +30|94
- Heading Acc.: +30|94
- Long Shots: +30|94
- Strength: +40
- Vision: +30|97
- PlayStyles+: Bruiser|4
Level 3 upgrades
- Acceleration: +30|92
- Aggression: +40
- Dribbling: +30|95
- Long Passing: +30|96
- Def. Aware: +30|95
- PlayStyles+: Incisive Pass|4
Level 4 upgrades
- Agility: +30|95
- Shot Power: +30|94
- Slide Tackle: +40|96
- Composure: +30|95
- PlayStyles+: Pinged Pass|4
- PlayStyles: Tiki Taka
Level 5 upgrades
- Balance: +30|94
- Interceptions: +30|96
- Jumping: +30|96
- Sprint Speed: +30|92
- Weak Foot: +4
- PlayStyles: Anticipate|7
Level 1 upgrade requirements
- Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO player in game.
Level 2 upgrade requirements
- Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO player in game.
Level 3 upgrade requirements
- Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO player in game.
Level 4 upgrade requirements
- Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO player in game.
Level 5 upgrade requirements
- Play 1 match in Squad Battles on min Semi-Pro difficulty (or Rush/Rivals/Champions/Live Events) using your active EVO player in game.
Best players to use in Wind-Up Merchant Evolution
Here are some of my best recommendations to include in the evolution.
- Valverde Ultimate Birthday
- Toure FUTTIES
- Alexia Putellas TOTS
- Vieira Winter Wildcards
- Pedri Ultimate Birthday
- Huijsen FUTTIES
- Mariona National Pride
- Vitinha TOTY
- Stones Glory Hunters
- Kroos GOTG Icon
- Rice TOTS
As an alternative, you can also use an evolution chain from your ultimate team squad. I will be doing that the same as I have been evolving my Ultimate Birthday Joel intern. I definitely think that the upgrades are well worth the coins, especially at this endgame season.
