The FIFA cover star promo goes into its next round. But the Ronaldinho SBC is many times more expensive than Roberto Carlos and takes hours to complete. Is this the worst SBC of the year?
With the FUTTIES Team 3, the second FIFA 23 Cover Star was released: Ronaldinho. The Brazilian legend is one of the best and therefore one of the rarest cards in the game. Dinho's Prime Icon still costs nearly 2 million coins, and his TOTY Icon was extinct until a few weeks ago.
The so-called "Dinho Play" is the most feared attack in FIFA 23. In this meta move, you perform a step-over with Dinho just before the penalty area and then shoot the ball with a green timed finish into the far corner. Its inventor, NickRTFM, is a Dinho merchant, which is why he immediately completed the Cover Star SBC - and it took a lot of time.
Ronaldinho Cover Star – The Worst SBC In FIFA 23
There's no doubt that Ronaldinho Cover Star is one of the best players in FIFA 23 – if not THE best player. I mean, look at the stats; it's really insane. Dinho Cover Star would cost 15 million coins on the market.
The criticism from the community towards EA was already significant because, for example, FUTTIES Cristiano Ronaldo is extinct. That shouldn't happen in August; the FUTTIES supply from the packs is simply too low.
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From one point of view, EA did everything right by releasing Ronaldinho as an SBC. From that standpoint, the SBC price may be fair compared to the market price. However, as I said, it's August. We don't want the cards to be given away, but it should also not be impossible to complete Dinho.
On FUTBIN, Ronaldinho has already accumulated 2,000 dislikes (2,200 likes) – a sign that the FIFA community is dissatisfied. For comparison, Roberto Carlos has 100 dislikes (3,400 likes).
Ronaldinho Cover Star Squad Building Challenge
Through challenges in the Weekend League and the FUTTIES Cup, you can also get a good amount of fodder, but that's simply not enough because you have to exchange 33 teams for Dinho! The SBC costs around 5 million coins.
The market has taken a considerable hit in the past few days, probably also due to the 30x 84+ Upgrade SBC (which, in our opinion, is not worth it at all).
Ronaldinho SBC Stats
| Ronaldinho Cover Star | Stats |
| Pace | 98 |
| Shooting | 94 |
| Passing | 95 |
| Dribbling | 99 |
| Defending | 50 |
| Physical | 88 |
| Weak Foot | 5 Stars |
| Skills | 5 Stars |
| Price | Approx. 5.1 Million Coins |
| SBC available until | September 18 |
The biggest outrage about the Ronaldinho SBC is that you have to exchange 33(!) teams. So you have to give away 363 players to get Ronaldinho in return. Naturally, no one has that much fodder in their club, meaning you have to buy many cards from the transfer market. This takes a lot of time, which you don't want to spend in August.
Is The Ronaldinho Cover Star SBC Worth It?
NickRTFM did a speedrun to complete the SBC. His club was stacked with high-rated fodder, but the guy also gave away cards like the red FUT Champions Marquinhos, completely insane. Despite having 6 million coins in the bank and a lot of fodder in the club, he still took more than an hour to complete all the SBCs.
So we are only talking about the time it takes to complete the challenges when you have all the resources.
We don't want to spend FIFA points, that's why the whole thing is so time-consuming. A "normal" player won't get the same amount of fodder that easily; you have to earn or craft them. This is where the Bronze, Silver, and Gold Upgrade SBCs come into play. You can then put gold cards in Player Pick SBCs.
Through the upgrade method, you can obtain the required cards, but it mainly costs time. Moreover, you also need a certain pack luck with the player picks. It can take days to earn the resources for the Dinho SBC.
We believe that Ronaldinho Cover Star is one of the best cards in the game. We tried out the loan player and were impressed. The SBC price is relatively fair compared to the market. However, the effort compared to the reward is much too high. By the time you complete Ronaldinho, EA Sports FC 24 is just a few days away from release, and you won't be playing with Dinho anymore, let alone FIFA 23.
If you have 5 million coins in the bank or a lot of fodder in your club, then you should complete the Dinho SBC. There won't be a better striker in FIFA 23.