In FIFA 18 Ultimate Team, you can improve and optimize your player stats with Chemistry Styles. Here is an overview of the best Chemistry Styles for all positions – a Chemistry Style Guide with explanations for forwards, midfielders, defenders, and goalkeepers.
In FUT 18, it’s all about chemistry. Your players perform better on the pitch when you raise their chemistry values. To do this, you need to pay attention to multiple factors when building your Ultimate Team, such as league, nationality, or player position.
Only when you have reached maximum chemistry for your team should you start considering the Chemistry Styles, which are also referred to in German as “Chemistry Styles”.
The Effect of Chemistry Styles on Player Stats in Ultimate Team
With Chemistry Styles, you can optimize your players’ stats. It is important to note that they are consumable items – a “Chemistry Style” item can only be applied to a player once. They can be drawn from packs and purchased on the transfer market.
The purpose of Chemistry Styles is to redistribute player stat boosts. You see the boosts on each player card by flipping the card to the left once. A green arrow next to a stat indicates that this stat (for example, pace) receives a boost. A white arrow indicates that player chemistry is too low and the boost is therefore inactive:
Make sure to raise player chemistry to activate all green arrows and thus all boosts. Each player card has a total of 6 arrows. A player needs 10 chemistry to turn all six arrows green. To get a green arrow, they need 5 player chemistry:
With Chemistry Styles, you can redistribute the arrows and thus the boosts. Example:
- The Basic Style ensures that every player stat (pace, shooting, passing, dribbling, defending, physicality) receives a boost.
- With the Hunter Style, however, you can give the stats pace and shooting three arrows each, so they receive a triple boost. The other stats will then have no boosts.
This way, you can shift the boosts around with the various Chemistry Styles. A stat can have zero, one, two, or three boosts; more is not possible.
Important: Each player stat aggregates several attributes. For example, physicality consists of jumping, stamina, strength, and aggression. If you place two arrows on physicality, it does not mean that each attribute improves by +2. There are complicated calculations involved, which are not transparent.
List of All Chemistry Styles – Outfield Players and Goalkeepers
This list contains all Chemistry Styles of outfield players at a glance. The distribution of boosts on player stats is also indicated. You can sort the list as you wish:
And these are all the Chemistry Styles for goalkeepers:
The Best Chemistry Styles in FUT 18
Which Chemistry Styles are best for you depends on several factors:
- Price: Chemistry Styles cost between 150 and 5000 coins. Keep this in mind when planning.
- Position: Each position has different demands on the field. Defenders generally do not need good shooting stats, while forwards do not need good defending stats.
- Formation: Do you often play down the flanks, where you need fast players? Do you play with three, four, or five at the back?
- Players: Which players do you have on the pitch?
- Your playing style: Each of you plays differently. Do you focus on possession, or do you prefer counter-attacks?
Therefore, the best tip: Pay attention to yourself, test different Chemistry Styles, and see if your game improves as a result.
If you are not satisfied with this advice, here are recommendations for which Chemistry Styles are particularly popular for certain positions and are generally considered the best.
The Best Chemistry Styles for Forwards – ST, MS
- For poachers in the box waiting for crosses: Finisher (Shooting, Physicality)
- For poachers who are more mobile: Hawk (Pace, Shooting, Physicality)
- For counter players who do not wait for crosses: Hunter (Pace, Shooting)
- Agile forwards: Sniper (Shooting, Dribbling)
The Best Chemistry Styles for Wingers – LM, RM, LF, RF
Everything that comes down the wings needs pace. Additionally, the players should be able to deliver good crosses:
- Engine (Pace, Passing, Dribbling)
- Catalyst (Pace, Passing)
The Best Chemistry Styles for Midfielders – ZM, ZOM, ZDM
- ZDM: Shadow (Pace, Defending), Backbone (Passing, Defending, Physicality) or Powerhouse (Passing, Defending)
- ZM / ZOM: Artist (Passing, Dribbling), Maestro (Shooting, Passing, Dribbling)
The Best Chemistry Styles for Defenders – IV, RV, LV
- IV: Sentinel or Anchor – both improve defending and physicality
- RV / LV: Shadow (Pace and Defending) or Powerhouse (Passing and Defending)
The Best Chemistry Styles for Goalkeepers – TW
For goalkeepers, the stats for diving and reflexes are the most important; however, there is no Chemistry Style that improves both. Therefore, consider:
- Basic
- Also, Glove (for diving) is considered popular.
