It is important to understand exactly how currency works in Madden Ultimate Team, particularly because the game revolves around building a solid and reliable lineup in order to be competitive against other gamers. The only real way to build a great lineup is to be able to purchase and use elite players and beat other competitors.

There are two different types of currency used in Madden Ultimate Team, or MUT. These currencies are Coins and Points and they allow players to buy packs, bundles and items, all of which are crucial to the gamer’s success in MUT. Several of these same items can be earned by completing Solo Challenges, winning Head-to-Head Seasons games or finishing sets but some can only be purchased with the payment of Points or Coins. This means that the player wants to make sure they always have enough Coins and Points to purchase and acquire everything they need to build the best team possible.

Coins are typically considered to be the more efficient currency in MUT, particularly when it comes to cost. Coins can be earned through finishing different activities in the game but they can also be purchased. Purchasing coins gives the player a quicker way to acquire the players they want and also a faster way to move through the game. Instead of having to complete challenges and head-to-head seasons, the gamer is able to simply buy coins through a vendor and therefore save the time it would take to earn that same number of coins by playing through the game. Some players want to earn their coins while others want to be able to build their perfect team straightaway without having to wait and earn the right number of coins. The player’s individual Coins total is displayed in the user bar strip to the upper right corner of the gamer’s screen. If a player uses, earns, or spends any Coins, the change is reflected in the total. The player is always able to see how many coins they have and determine if they are able to purchase what they need.

Gamers can earn Coins through a variety of actions. These include quicksell, auctions, finishing sets, solo challenges, EA SPORTS Gridiron Club, and Head-to-Head Seasons. Quicksell is an option available to most items and allows the player to sell the item right away for a small amount of coins. Auctions allow for a gamer tow in an item from another gamer. The item’s owner is given the coins that were bid to win the item, minus a transaction fee. Whenever a gamer finishes a set, they are likely to receive a coin reward for finishing. This is similar to competing in solo challenges in that a single-player solo challenge usually includes a coin reward as well. Gamers can also earn coins when a new MUT team is started through the EA SPORTS Gridiron Club. Lastly, there are several milestones when playing Seasons games in competition against other players. Many of these milestones have packs or coins as rewards. The gamer is able to purchase several different items including replacement player items, contract and perhaps most importantly, packs.

When a player chooses to purchase MUT coins, they are reserving they have a couple of options. First, they can choose to spend their coins on packs from the MUT store or they can buy players directly through the action house. Choosing to buy players at auction is a reliable way of ensuring the acquisition of a specific player, instead of hedging bets on the luck of the drawer when it comes to packs that might contain random players the gamer doesn’t want or need for their lineup.

It is always more cost efficient to purchase Madden Coins than it is to buy Madden Points directly from EA Sports. By purchasing Madden Coins, the player is able to have a choice on how they buy players and can give themselves a better change of securing a prime or elite player through the Auction. This eliminates any need for relying on luck when it comes to buying packs that could ultimately include unwanted players.