Earn Ultimate Scream Tokens through Phantom Playgrounds, Puzzle Completionist and scheduled live events. The two objective groups offer 730 Tokens: 450 and 280 respectively. This covers El Mala, Le Fée or The Haunted Wall individually; Verón and Jill Scott need additional event earnings.
If you lack a usable Scream card and intend to finish Spirit Harvest, consider spending 50 Tokens on Tverskov. Start him alongside the required nationalities to overlap objectives.
Fifteen matches is a theoretical minimum; allow more for a late unlock or missed requirements. Check available Puzzle SBCs and preserve your reward budget.
Confirmed Ultimate Scream Token Sources
In EA SPORTS FC 27, budget around the two opening objective groups. Flash Rush and Ghoul Fest add earning opportunities, with quantities still to be confirmed.
Source | Tokens | Availability |
Phantom Playgrounds | 450 | Seven objectives plus the group reward |
Ultimate Scream Puzzle Completionist | 280 | Six named Puzzle SBC objectives plus the group reward |
Flash Rush | Not confirmed | Two events each week of the campaign |
Ghoul Fest | Not confirmed | Second-week No Rules event |
Opening objective groups combined | 730 | Requires every associated objective |
The 730 is the total for completing both groups, not an immediately claimable balance. Puzzle SBCs release separately, so their full 280 cannot be assumed available today. The full campaign total remains unconfirmed.
Ultimate Scream Tokens and Gallery Tokens have separate uses; Gallery collection rewards do not establish an extra Scream Token source.
Even with all 730 Tokens unspent, you remain 170 short of Verón and 770 short of Scott. Those gaps grow whenever you redeem another reward, so choose a target before treating your balance as spare currency.
Complete Phantom Playgrounds Faster
FC 27's Phantom Playgrounds awards 50 Tokens per objective, with another 100 for completing the group. All seven allow Squad Battles on at least Semi-Pro difficulty, with Rivals, Live Events, Rush and Champions also listed. Squad Battles suits the combined starting-XI route because you control the whole lineup.
Start without a Scream Player
Consider 83-rated Tverskov only if you lack a usable Scream card and intend to finish Spirit Harvest. His 50-Token cost reduces your Hero budget. To fund him, choose your fastest route:
Lost Your Head? needs 10 headers with a USA starter, with no minimum match count.
The Red Countess needs a chip shot in five separate matches with a Hungarian starter.
Seven matches with a Turkish starter provide a fallback.
Progress the other objectives alongside these, then start Tverskov next match to begin Spirit Harvest. Unlocking him after seven matches leaves eight to score 50 goals within the 15-match plan: 6.25 per match. Allow extra matches if that pace is unrealistic.
After Tverskov, 680 remains from the opening 730. Skip this expense if you have a qualifying card or are not pursuing Spirit Harvest.
All Seven Objectives
Objective | Requirement | Tokens |
Spirit Harvest | Score 50 goals with an Ultimate Scream player in your starting XI | 50 |
The Red Countess | Score a chip shot in five separate matches with a Hungarian starter | 50 |
Lost Your Head? | Score 10 headers with a USA starter | 50 |
Grýla's Cauldron | Win 13 matches with an Icelandic starter | 50 |
Nessie's Deep Gift | Assist with a through ball in 15 separate matches with a Scottish starter | 50 |
Tricks and Treats | Score from outside the box in 10 separate matches using a player with at least four-star weak foot | 50 |
Gulyabani's Wrath | Play seven matches with a Turkish starter | 50 |
The nationality conditions specify who starts the match. They do not require that player to score the chip, header or through-ball-assisted goal. Tricks and Treats does require the scorer to meet its weak-foot condition; four-star skill moves do not satisfy it.
Stack Objectives in One Squad
Start players from Hungary, the USA, Iceland, Scotland and Türkiye together, using cards already in your club where possible to avoid spending FC 27 Coins on temporary starters.
Include an Ultimate Scream starter if you already have one, and give your outside-the-box attempts to a player with at least four-star weak foot.
Use this 15-match plan as an ideal route, not a guaranteed completion schedule. Adjust it based on your squad, results and objective progress.
Matches | Priorities |
1 to 5 | Register a through-ball assist every match; add a chip shot and an outside-the-box goal where possible |
6 to 10 | Continue through-ball assists and finish the 10 separate-match outside-the-box requirement |
11 to 15 | Finish the 15 through-ball matches and reach 13 wins |
Throughout | Accumulate 10 headers and, once a Scream starter is present, 50 goals |
Missed through-ball matches and insufficient wins add work. Several qualifying goals in one match count as only one toward separate-match requirements.
Check Progress after One Match
For chips, use your configured Chip Shot input; a lofted-looking finish alone does not confirm objective credit. For headers, try crosses toward an unmarked teammate and check that the finish is a header, rather than a volley.
For through-ball assists, use the through-ball pass type for the final pass into the goal. Recheck the required starters and Semi-Pro minimum before playing.
Compare counters before and after your first completed match. If an eligible action remains uncounted, record the setup and report it through EA Support before repeating many matches. Player reports of missed credit do not establish a universal bug or a verified fix.
Earn 280 Tokens through Puzzle SBCs
FC 27's Ultimate Scream Puzzle Completionist links six SBCs: Spooky Nights, Scary Candy, Boo Hoo Party, Freaky Zombie, Pumpkin Seeds and Hocus Pocus. Each associated objective awards 30 Tokens. Completing all six adds the 100-Token group reward, taking the total from 180 to 280.
Individual SBCs release separately. Check availability and deadlines in the SBC menu, then claim the corresponding rewards in Objectives.
Solve Spooky Nights Efficiently
Spooky Nights expires on October 26, 2026, at 18:00 UTC. Complete it before the deadline to protect both its 30-Token reward and the 100-Token Puzzle Completionist bonus.
Spooky Nights requires seven players, at least three from the same nation, no more than four from one league, at least three Gold players and a minimum of 14 chemistry. Its pack reward is a Small Gold Players Pack; the 30 Tokens come through Puzzle Completionist.
Build around a same-nation core, meet the Gold requirement and league cap, then confirm 14 chemistry in the preview before submitting.
Use expendable untradeables first to minimize FC 27 Coins spent on SBC fodder, while preserving starters and Evolution candidates.

