88-M. van Basten

Effect: Enables the Scissors Feint animation. No measured gameplay modifier is confirmed.

Activation: Perform the skill command.

Effect: Enables the Cut Behind turn and the Cruyff-turn fake-shot animation.

Activation: Perform the skill command.

Effect: Makes downward headers more likely and therefore more accurate. It does not change an animation or stats.

Activation: Perform a header.

Effect: Historically modified the chip-shot trajectory. In current 5.4 testing, chip trajectories with and without the skill were nearly identical after the global chip-shot buff, so no measurable current advantage is confirmed.

Activation: Perform a chip shot.

Effect: Increases Finishing by 10% for regular and stunning shots from outside the box. It does not increase Kicking Power or ball speed, does not apply to controlled shots, and remains capped at 99.

Activation: Take a regular or stunning shot from outside the penalty area.

Stats round up (e.g., 82 x 1.2 = 99).

Effect: Ball rises sharply. Can often go over bar.

Activation: Stunning shot at >65% power.

Effect: Adds bicycle kick/scorpion kick animations.

Activation: Shooting from awkward heights/angles.

Effect: Enables heel-pass and heel-shot animations. Testing has not confirmed that it increases their likelihood.

Activation: Pass or shoot toward the back of the player.

Effect: Reduces error when shooting on the first touch.

Activation: Shoot immediately upon receiving.

Effect: Finishing and Place Kicking +10.

Activation: Taking a penalty.

Stats round up (e.g., 82 x 1.2 = 99).