Icon Swaps Set 2 is now LIVE in FIFA 21 Ultimate Team.
Icon Swaps Set 1 has been a bit disappointing in terms of Icon rewards, only offering six mediocre options.
But thankfully, the pack rewards have been worth the grind.
If you're looking to take advantage of Icon Swaps 2, we've got everything you could possibly need!
Here's what you need to know about Icon Swaps 2!
Latest News
Next Tokens Coming TONIGHT? 29th March
With Season 5 dropping, many were expecting the second batch of tokens for Icon Swaps 2.
FUT Birthday was a big content drop, so it could be that EA is waiting for it to get quiet again.
Rumours are stating that the next Icon Swaps tokens will arrive tonight!
What Are Icon Swaps?
Icon Swaps is a program that runs multiple times throughout the FUT calendar, allowing players to earn tokens through gameplay objectives that can be used to claim icons and pack rewards.
In short, this is how Icon Swaps work:
- Complete Player Token Objectives - These are gameplay related objectives completed typically throughout Division Rivals, Squad Battles as well as the newly introduced Live FUT Friendlies.
- Earn Player Tokens
- Redeem Player Tokens for Icons and other pack rewards through the SBC tab, fully available on the full Icon Swaps release.
Icon Swaps Set 2 Dates
Icon Swaps 2 are now LIVE in-game as of the 19th February 2021.
The second set of tokens will arrive on the 29th of March 2021.
Set 2 will expire on 7th May 2021.
Icon Swaps 2 Rewards
- 2 Tokens - 81 x 25 Pack
- 3 Tokens - 82+ x 25 Pack
- 5 Tokens - 83 + x 25 Pack
- 7 Tokens - 91 Moments Deco
- 8 Tokens - Base Icon Pack
- 9 Tokens - Mid Icon Pack
- 9 Tokens - 89 Ashley Cole
- 10 Tokens - Mid Or Prime Icon Pack
- 11 Tokens - 91 Moments Marc Overmars
- 12 Tokens - Prime Icon Pack
- 13 Tokens - 89 Laurent Blanc
- 14 Tokens - 91+ Prime Icon Pack
- 15 Tokens - 87 Emilio Butragueno
- 16 Tokens - Prime Or Moments Icon Pack
- 17 Tokens - Prime Moments Roberto Baggio
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+ 3Best Combination Of Rewards
In our opinion, the big value from Icon Swaps Set 2 definitely comes from the pack rewards at the lower end.
With 18 Tokens, you’ll be able to obtain 81+ x25 Pack (2 Tokens), 82+ x25 Pack (3 Tokens), 83+ 25x Pack (5 Tokens) AND a Base Icon Pack (8 Tokens).
With big promotions set to arrive soon in FUT 21, having a number of big packs that could return high rated cards and also promo cards will be very valuable.
If you’re more interested in Icon Packs, the best way to go maybe to select the Prime or Moments Icon Pack for 16 tokens, before finishing off with the 81+ x25 pack for 2 tokens.
The value this offers with Moments Icons also available will be massive, and may drop some incredible rewards!
Icon Swaps Set 2 Predictions
Our predictions didn't quite pan out - but arguably for the better!
click to enlarge + 3Icon Swaps 2 Objectives
Second Tokens
Icon Swaps (300 XP)
- Win 6 Squad Battles matches on min World Class difficulty with 11 silver players in your starting squad (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
- Win 6 Squad Battles matches on min World Class difficulty with 11 UCL players in your starting squad (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
- Win 6 Squad Battles matches on min World Class difficulty with 11 Argentinian players in your starting squad (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
- Win 6 Squad Battles matches on min World Class difficulty with 11 Brazilian players in your starting squad (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
- Win 15 Weekend League matches (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
- Score in 15 separate Rivals matches using First Owned players (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
Icon Swaps Premier League (1 Icon Swap Token And 100 XP)
- Win 4 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League with at least 8 first owned Premier League players in your starting 11 (100 XP)
- Score using Finesse shots in 6 separate matches using Premier League players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
- Assist in 10 separate matches using Premier League players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
Icon Swaps Bundesliga (1 Icon Swap Token And 100 XP)
- Win 4 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League with at least 8 first owned Bundesliga players in your starting 11 (100 XP)
- Score using Outside of the Box shots in 6 separate matches using Bundesliga players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
- Score in 10 separate matches using Bundesliga players in the live FUT Friendly: One League with at least 8 first owned players in your starting 11 (100 XP)
Icon Swaps Serie A (1 Icon Swap Token And 100 XP)
- Win 4 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League with at least 8 first owned Serie A players in your starting 11 (100 XP)
- Score in 10 separate matches using Serie A players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
- Assist with a Through Ball in 6 separate matches using at least 8 Serie A players in your starting 11 in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
First Tokens
Icon Swaps (300 XP)
- Win 6 Squad Battles matches on min. World Class difficulty with 11 Silver players in your starting squad (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
- Win 6 Squad Battles matches on min. World Class difficulty with 11 UCL players in your starting squad (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
- Win 6 Squad Battles matches on min. World Class difficulty with 11 CSL players in your starting squad (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
- Win 18 Weekend League matches (1 Icon Swaps Token And 300 XP)
Icon Swaps Ligue 1 (1 Icon Swap Token And 100 XP)
- Win 6 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League with at least 8 first owned Ligue 1 players in your starting 11 (100 XP)
- Score using Finesse shots in 6 separate matches using Ligue 1 players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
- Assist in 10 separate matches using Ligue 1 players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
Icon Swaps La Liga (1 Icon Swap Token And 100 XP)
- Win 6 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League with at least 8 first owned La Liga players in your starting 11 (100 XP)
- Score in 10 separate matches using La Liga players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
- Assist with a Through Ball in 5 separate matches using at least 8 La Liga players in your starting 11 in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
Icon Swaps Serie A (1 Icon Swap Token And 100 XP)
- Win 6 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One League with at least 8 first owned Serie A players in your starting 11 (100 XP)
- Score in 10 separate matches using Serie A players in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
- Assist with a Through Ball in 5 separate matches using at least 8 Serie A players in your starting 11 in the Live FUT Friendly: One League (100 XP)
Icon Swaps One Nation (100 XP)
- Win 7 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One Nation with only Spanish players in your squad (1 Icon Swap Token And 100 XP)
- Win 7 matches in the Live FUT Friendly: One Nation with only Italy players in your squad (1 Icon Swap Token And 100 XP)
click to enlarge + 3How To Prepare For FIFA 21 Icon Swap Set 2
It’s clear that a First Owner Requirement has been brought back in for FUT 21, with Icon Swaps Objectives being tailored towards Friendlies with various squad restrictions, i.e. 1 league, so make sure you:
- Save meta (i.e. useable players in game) from Top 5 Leagues, i.e. Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A & Ligue 1
- Save meta (i.e. useable players in game) from Popular Nations, i.e. Argentina, Brazil, England, France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Netherlands, Belgium
- Complete Loan SBCs for usable meta cards from Top 5 Nations & Top 5 Leagues
We've already had objectives involving Serie A, Ligue 1 and La Liga, meaning you should look to stock up with Premier League and Bundesliga players.
You can also expect some of the more obscure leagues such as Eredivisie or MLS to be used as we recently had an objective for the CSL.
We've also had objectives involving Italian and Spanish players, so be sure to keep a few players from other nationalities.
Be sure to also familiarise yourself with the Golden Goal Rule in friendly objectives, as this will make your grind run much quicker and smoother
Due to friendlies not counting towards records or contracts, it makes sense to work together as a community and play a ‘First Goal Wins’ type game, where the person that concedes first quits to let the goalscorer have the win, and get a point towards completing his objective.
For more articles like this, take a look at our FIFA 21 page.