Chemistry in FIFA 23 works radically differently than previous games in the series, but it’s still one of the most important aspects of Ultimate Team that you need to master.
FIFA 23 ditches the old line-based chemistry system for an all-new chemistry system that allows players to connect on the pitch.
We explain the FIFA 23 Chemistry ChangesHow? ‘Or’ What Team Chemistry, Individual Chemistry, and FUT Chemistry works now, and how to increase chemistry in fifa 23.
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FIFA 23 Chemistry Changes Explained
FIFA 23 ditches the old line-based chemistry system for an all-new chemistry system that allows players to connect on the pitch.
EA took inspiration from Liverpool’s pair of revolutionary full-backs, Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andy Robertson, who often help each other despite playing on opposite sides of the pitch.
As a result, FIFA 23 completely removes negative impact on attributes caused by low chemistry. This means that players will always play with at least their item’s attributes. Chemistry is now only additive.
Globally Squad Chemistry has been discontinued, which means you can focus on building the maximum chemistry for each individual player. Instead, there is now a maximum Chemistry rating for your team of 33, which adds up all of the individual scores.
As mentioned, positional ties have been completely removed, meaning players can now tie and influence the chemistry of players in your starting 11. regardless of their position on the field
How to Increase Chemistry in FIFA 23 in Practice
Your goal should be to increase the Chemistry of each player in your starting 11. Each player can earn up to three Chemistry points (each player will have an individual Chemistry score of 0-3).
Here are the three main factors that determine the chemistry score for each player:
1. Preferred Position
A player can only gain Chemistry and thus increase his score above zero when playing in his Preferred Position.
A player can only contribute to the chemistry thresholds for the team when playing in their preferred position.
This brings us perfectly to the thresholds of chemistry.
2. Chemistry thresholds
A player in his preferred position adds an increment to his club, country/region, and league roster thresholds.
When you hit chemistry thresholds, they trigger chemistry points to associated players.
You can earn up to three Chemistry points, depending on how many players in your starting 11 share the same club, country/region or league.
3. Manager Bonus
Your manager contributes a chemistry increment to all players in the starting 11 who share the manager’s country/region or league.
If you’re new to FIFA 23, check out our Ultimate Team best starting squads page. You can improve your squad by redeeming and spending FUT Coins – some of which can be earned by completing Milestone Objectives. It’s also a good idea to learn how team battles and champions work in FIFA 23. Chemistry has also been completely changed in FIFA 23 and don’t forget the wide variety of skill moves. Finally, if you need help building the perfect squad, we have pages on the best players overall, the best Premier League players and the fastest players. With the wonders of FIFA 23, the best forwards, the best wingers, the best midfielders and the best defenders.
How FIFA 23 Chemistry works in practice
Here’s an example of how it all works in practice: Going back to Liverpool’s Trent and Robertson, we need both players in their preferred position to gain any chemistry or contribute to team chemistry. It’s RB for Trent – put him in there and he contributes an increment to the club’s chemistry threshold (no, his preferred default position isn’t in midfield, where he sometimes finds himself in real life !).
The first Club Chemistry threshold is reached when two Liverpool players are in the same starting 11, so when we add Robertson in his preferred LB position, we get an additional increase for the Club Chemistry threshold for Liverpool.
Now that we’ve crossed the first Chemistry threshold for Clubs, both players get one Chemistry point each. You can see how many chemistry points a player has via the blue diamonds at the bottom left of the item.
In this way, Trent and Robertson influence each other’s chemistry despite playing on opposite sides of the court – just like they do in real life. The thing to remember about FIFA 23’s new chemistry system is that no matter where you place a player in the starting 11, they can contribute.
Of course, chemistry isn’t just a club. Trent adds one increment to the club chemistry threshold for Liverpool, one increment to the league chemistry threshold for the Premier League and one increment to the country/region chemistry threshold for England.
Meanwhile, Robertson adds one increment to the club chemistry threshold for Liverpool and one increment to the league chemistry threshold for the Premier League, but instead of England he adds one increment to the country/ region for Scotland.
To build Chemistry from here you can add more Premier League players to reach the first league Chemistry threshold for the Premier League to get an extra Chemistry point for all three Premier League players. Remember that these players can position themselves anywhere in the starting 11 to contribute to the league’s chemistry threshold.
You can also add two more players from England to develop Trent’s Chemistry by reaching the first Country/Region Chemistry threshold for England.
Or, you can add players from Scotland to develop Chemistry for Robertson for reaching the first Country/Region Chemistry threshold for Scotland.
How does the collective work with players out of position?
When you play a player out of position, they are at collective zero and playing with their FUT item attributes. You’ll see it via the yellow exclamation point in the Chemistry panel (see image below).
Basic players now have one preferred position and up to three alternate positions, all of which are set.
For example, French superstar Kylian Mbappé’s favorite position is ST, but he can also play LW and CF. You can use a position modifier to change Mbappé’s favorite position to one of the alternative positions listed.
How does chemistry work with icons?
Icons always have full chemistry when played in the preferred position, regardless of the rest of the team.
Icons also count for two increments towards their country/region’s chemistry threshold, making them particularly powerful for team building.
How does the chemistry work with the heroes?
Likewise, heroes always have full chemistry while in their preferred position, count as two increments toward their league chemistry threshold, and count as one increment toward their country/region chemistry threshold.
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