In FC 26, Inventive is the passing half of the old Trivela PlayStyle fused with the passing half of the old Flair PlayStyle, melded together to make a PlayStyle which allows players to make defence-splitting passes with the outside of the foot as well as pull off magical backheels, flicks and no-look passes.
Trivela and Flair were remixed into Game Changer and Inventive for a few reasons. First, and probably mostly, because Flair wasn’t very impactful in match scenarios and considered a wasted PlayStyle in most situations. But also because it stopped midfielders with Trivela suddenly having great shooting ability which didn’t fit their profile, and similarly strikers with Trivela suddenly being able to pull off great outside of the boot passes which outstripped their usual aptitude.
What does Inventive do in EA Sports FC 26?
Inventive is a passing-specific PlayStyle which lets players perform fancy passes (L2 + Pass) like backheels, through-the-leg flicks and no-look passes with greater speed, precision and accuracy. It also allows them to perform “trivela” passes, which are curved passes with the outside of the boot, with better speed and accuracy too.
Trivela passes are also performed with the same button input, but come out contextually, and work really nicely on through balls.
Top Inventive players in EA Sports FC 26
| EA Sports FC 26 Inventive Players | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name: | Team: | Position: | Overall: | Inventive+? |
| Cole Palmer | Chelsea | CAM | 87 | Inventive+ |
| Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | PSG | LW | 87 | Inventive+ |
| Mario Gotze | Frankfurt | CM | 82 | Inventive+ |
| Raphael Guerreiro | Bayern | LB | 80 | Inventive+ |
| Mo Salah | Liverpool | RW | 91 | Base Inventive |
| Alexia Putellas | Barcelona Women | CM | 91 | Base Inventive |
| Aitana Bonmati | Barcelona Women | CM | 91 | Base Inventive |
| Ousmane Dembele | PSG | ST | 90 | Base Inventive |
| Jude Bellingham | Real Madrid | CAM | 90 | Base Inventive |
| Lamine Yamal | Barcelona | RM | 89 | Base Inventive |
| Mariona | Arsenal Women | CM | 89 | Base Inventive |
| Patri Guijarro | Barcelona Women | CDM | 89 | Base Inventive |
| Vini Junior | Real Madrid | LW | 89 | Base Inventive |
| Florian Wirtz | Liverpool | CAM | 89 | Base Inventive |
| Jamal Musiala | Bayern | CAM | 88 | Base Inventive |
| Chloe Kelly | Arsenal Women | RM | 87 | Base Inventive |
| Lindsey Heaps | Lyon Women | CAM | 87 | Base Inventive |
| Kevin De Bruyne | Napoli | CM | 87 | Base Inventive |
| Frenkie de Jong | Barcelona | CM | 87 | Base Inventive |
| Sakina Karchaoui | PSG Women | CM | 87 | Base Inventive |
| Bruno Fernandes | Manchester United | CAM | 87 | Base Inventive |
| Martin Odegaard | Arsenal | CM | 87 | Base Inventive |
| Grace Geyoro | London City Lionnesses | CM | 86 | Base Inventive |
| Michael Olise | Bayern | RM | 86 | Base Inventive |
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