If you've ever looked at the "Strategy" tab in your MUT 24 lineup screen or stumbled across one on the Auction House, you may be wondering what Strategy Items do, where you can get them, and which ones are available to acquire. Today's article will help answer these questions so you can start getting that extra boost for your Ultimate Team.
If you already know how they work, feel free to skip to the full list of MUT 24 Strategy Items. For those who are unfamiliar, let's first look at what Strategy Items are:
What are Strategy Items?
Simply put, Strategy Items provide small ratings boosts to certain or all players on your team, depending on the item, after being equipped in your lineup screen. There are now 4 major types of Strategy Items currently available in MUT 24: Offensive, Defensive, Team Affinity, and the all-new Coach Strategy Item. There are 2 different tiers of Strategy Items currently available for some types of items: Common and Uncommon.
- Common=Gray Color (Quicksell: 2,000 Coins)
- Uncommon=Green Color (Quicksell: 10,000 Coins)
Where can I find Strategy Items?
Strategy items can be earned throughout the year as rewards, by completing the Ucommon Strategy Item Set, purchased from the Auction House, or pulled from the Strategy Item Pack in the Store which costs 7,500 Coins.
What do Strategy Items do?
You can equip 1 Item for each of the 4 currently available types of Strategy (Offense, Defense, Coach, and Team Affinity). Program Strategy Items should be coming with future programs. Offensive Strategy Items will boost ratings for a position group on the offensive side of the ball while the Defensive Strategy Items do the same for a position group on the defensive side.
Coach Strategy Items provide a +1 boost to a specific rating for ALL players on your team, regardless of their position or Team Chemistry. Coach items do NOT count towards your Team Chemistry total.
Team Affinity Strategy Items do not directly boost the ratings of your players. However, equipping a Team's Strategy Item will add +1 Component to their Theme Team Chemistry, which indirectly contributes to team-specific boosts. As you add more Components for a specific team, you will earn more boosts.
A bonus "Hybrid" Strategy Slot appears to allow you to choose any Common Tier Offensive or Defensive Strategy Item to equip, but a warning currently appears saying the slot is not active. Maybe we'll see this extra slot unlocked in the near future?
Will Strategy Item Boosts Unlock Abilities for My Players?
They will not. Only stock ratings apply to whether a player meets the threshold needed to unlock an ability.
List of MUT 24 Strategy Items
*The position listed next to each Strategy Item is the position group that receives the ratings boost. Below each item is a list of the different versions available for that specific item, along with the boost(s) it provides.
Offensive Strategy Items
- Deep Route Specialist (WR)
- Common: +1 RLS
- Uncommon: +2 RLS
- Iron Wall (LT)
- Common: +1 PBK
- Uncommon: +2 PBK
- Let It Rip (QB)
- Common: +1 THP
- Uncommon: +1 THP, +1 DAC
- On The Move (HB)
- Common: +1 JKM
- Uncommon: +2 JKM
- Out My Way (HB)
- Common: +1 TRK
- Uncommon: +2 TRK
- Over The Top (WR)
- Common: +1 DRR
- Uncommon: +2 DRR
- Pave The Way (RT)
- Common: +1 RBK
- Uncommon: +2 RBK
- Play Fake (QB)
- Common: +1 PAC
- Play Fake (HB)
- Uncommon: +2 PAC
- Reel In (WR)
- Common: +1 CIT
- Uncommon: +2 CIT
- Wrecking Ball (HB)
- Common: +1 TRK
- Uncommon: +2 TRK
Defensive Strategy Items
- Ball Hawk (CB)
- Common: +1 MCV
- Uncommon: +2 MCV
- Bull Rush (LE Common, DE Uncommon)
- Common: +1 PMV
- Uncommon: +2 PMV
- Free (FS)
- Common: +1 ZCV
- Uncommon: +2 ZCV
- Heavy Blitz (LOLB)
- Common: +1 PUR
- Uncommon: +2 PUR
- Heavy Hitter (MLB)
- Common: +1 POW
- Uncommon: +2 POW
- Hot Pursuit (MLB)
- Common: +1 PUR
- Hot Pursuit (SS)
- Uncommon: +2 PUR
- In The Zone (CB)
- Common: +1 ZCV
- Uncommon: +2 ZCV
- Man 2 Man (CB)
- Common: +1 MCV
- Uncommon: +2 MCV
- Mind Reader (MLB)
- Common: +1 PRC
- Uncommon: +2 PRC
- Run Stuff (RE)
- Common: +1 PUR
- Uncommon: +2 PUR
Team Affinity
Each of the 32 NFL Teams has a Team Affinity Strategy Item that contributes +1 to your Team Chemistry for the respective team when equipped in your lineup. All currently available Team Affinity Strategy Items are Common Tier.
Coach Strategy Items
Coach Strategy Item boosts apply to ALL players on your team, regardless of the player's Team Chemistry. All currently available Coach Strategy Items are Common Tier Items and do NOT count towards your Team Chemistry total. For a more detailed breakdown of Coach Strategy Items, Click Here.
- Bears: Matt Eberflus (+1 MCV)
- Bengals: Zac Taylor (+1 DAC)
- Bills: Sean McDermott (+1 ZCV)
- Broncos: Sean Payton (+1 MAC)
- Browns: Kevin Stefanski (+1 TRK)
- Buccaneers: Todd Bowles (+1 POW)
- Cardinals: Jonathan Gannon (+1 AWR)
- Chargers: Brandon Staley (+1 PRC)
- Chiefs: Andy Reid (+1 RUN)
- Colts: Shane Steichen (+1 DRR)
- Commanders: Ron Rivera (+1 PMV)
- Cowboys: Mike McCarthy (+1 BTK)
- Dolphins: Mike McDaniel (+1 RBK)
- Eagles: Nick Siriani (+1 CTH)
- Falcons: Arthur Smith (+1 SPC)
- 49ers: Kyle Shanahan (+1 SAC)
- Giants: Brian Daboll (+1 IBL)
- Jaguars: Doug Pederson (+1 PBK)
- Jets: Robert Saleh (+1 PUR)
- Lions: Dan Campbell (+1 MRR)
- Packers: Matt LaFleur (+1 TUP)
- Panthers: Frank Reich (+1 SRR)
- Patriots: +1 NE Coach (+1 BSK)
- Raiders: Josh McDaniel (+1 SPM)
- Rams: Sean McVay (+1 PAC)
- Ravens: John Harbaugh (+1 RBF)
- Saints: Dennis Allen (+1 BSH)
- Seahawks: Pete Carroll (+1 RBP)
- Steelers: Mike Tomlin (+1 PBK)
- Texans: Demeco Ryans (+1 TAK)
- Titans: Mike Vrabel (+1 FMV)
- Vikings: Kevin O'Connell (+1 JKM)
Rookie Premiere and Pre-Order Strategy Items
The following Offensive and Defensive Strategy Items are no longer available if you did not earn them before M24 was released.
- Gunslinger (QB)
- Uncommon: +2 THP
- Rewarded at login for reaching Level 50 in Season 5 of MUT 23
- Deep Coverage (FS)
- Uncommon: +1 ZCV, +1 MCV
- 1 of the 4 options available in the pack rewarded at login for pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition of M24
- Power Back (HB)
- Uncommon: +1 TRK, +1 SFA
- 1 of the 4 options available in the pack rewarded at login for pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition of M24
- Power Rush (DT)
- Uncommon: +1 PMV, +1 BSH
- 1 of the 4 options available in the pack rewarded at login for pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition of M24
- Run N Gun (QB)
- Uncommon: +1 THP, +1 RUN
- 1 of the 4 options available in the pack rewarded at login for pre-ordering the Deluxe Edition of M24
What do you think the best combination of Strategy Items is right now?
