FC 27 OTW Savio: Where to Start?
What is OTW Savio and how do you get him in FC 27?
OTW Savio is a card from the season's opening campaign, Ones to Watch, tucked away in the Objectives tab rather than in packs or the Season Pass. Ones to Watch is the first campaign of EA Sports FC 27 Ultimate Team, and a selection of cards - including Savio - are hidden in the Objectives tabs.
The card itself is a right winger rated 83 OVR. Completing all five challenges in the Completionist group rewards you with Savio, a right winger rated 83. To get him, you need to finish the entire Ones We Watched Challenge Completionist group, which ties together four challenges of increasing difficulty. The main route to OTW Savio is the Ones We Watched Challenge Completionist group: you need to complete four difficulty-based challenges - Semi-Pro, Professional, World Class and Legendary - and the opening Kick Off section covers three matches, giving you 17 games in total.
He's a player worth keeping in your squad from the very start of the season. Savio (Savinho) is the former Manchester City winger who has since moved to Tottenham Hotspur, and the campaign theme revolves around players worth following as the season unfolds.
How does the Ones We Watched path work, step by step?
The path consists of five Ones We Watched challenges played back to back, as Single Player Live Events against the AI. The route is five Ones We Watched challenges played one after another; they are Single Player Live Events against the AI, with difficulty tiers of Kick Off (you choose), Semi-Pro, Professional, World Class and Legendary.
Before you kick off, activate the Intro to Evolutions Evolution and slot the relevant player into your squad. This Evolution requires 7 matches played, so its progress will tick up naturally alongside the challenges. Start the Intro to Evolutions - it takes a full-back rated 75 or lower and upgrades them to 79 with a Wingback+ role; it needs seven matches played, so put that player in your Starting 11 from your first Kick Off match and leave them there - it'll be done before World Class. Completing this EVO is also an Objectives requirement, so it's well worth doing.
By following the set order, you "stack" several objectives across the same matches - one game can tick off a win, assists and goals simultaneously if you have the right players in your Starting 11. Bear in mind that each challenge is a separate objective with its own squad rule, and the packs from the easier stages help you build a squad for Legendary. The game doesn't force an order, but each difficulty tier is a separate objective with its own squad rule, and the packs from the easier stages are what you use to build a squad for Legendary.
What is the fastest 17-match order to get Savio?
The quickest route is 17 matches in a fixed order, with specific players slotted into your Starting 11 before the relevant stages. Below is the full breakdown - stick to it and you won't need to repeat any matches.
This order is based on the official squad rules for each individual challenge. Games 4-6 require a Spanish player (Semi-Pro), games 7-11 a Serie A player (Professional), games 12-14 a Spanish player and a Premier League player (World Class), and the Legendary stage calls for 4 wins and 5 goals.
On the first Ultimate Team screen you pick a pair of leagues, which locks in which four Foundations cards you receive and which league your Foundations packs pull from. Choose your league carefully: the first screen in Ultimate Team asks you to pick a pair of leagues and locks in which four Foundations players you get and which league your Foundations packs come from - you cannot change this later.
Where do the 25K Coins and 2,000 SP come from?
The 25,000 Coins comes mainly from the Completionist group payouts, plus match rewards and Foundations. The Completionist group pays out for each difficulty tier separately. The Completionist group pays 2,500 Coins for Semi-Pro, 4,000 for Professional, 4,500 for World Class and 5,000 for Legendary, which is 16,000 on its own; the Kick Off Challenge adds 500, and the rest of the 25,000 comes from match rewards and Foundations.
The 2,000 SP works in a similar way - part from Objectives, part from the matches themselves. The roughly 2,000 SP breaks down as around 1,200 from Objectives (including 400 from First Team Dreams and 250 from Rising Through the Ranks) and 800 from the matches themselves.
Season Points (SP) can then be invested in Evolutions and other progression systems, while the 25K Coins gives you immediate breathing room on the Transfer Market. With OTW Savio and the Foundations cards your squad already has several usable high-rated options, SP can be invested in Evolutions or other progression systems, the packs deliver players and valuable SBC fodder, and the early Coins balance takes the pressure off.
What packs do you get along the way?
Along the way you pick up a solid stack of fodder packs, useful for SBCs and building a squad for Legendary. The exact contents depend partly on the league you chose. You'll collect several useful packs, including a 15x 75+ LaLiga Gold Players Pack, a 5x 78+ Premier League Gold Players Pack, a 3x 78+ Serie A Gold Players Pack, and additional Gold Player packs - that's a good amount of early fodder for SBCs and squad upgrades.
The juiciest haul drops at the hardest stage. The Legendary bracket alone gives you 10x 75+ Players Pack and 3x 80+ Players Pack, which is solid fodder for Squad Foundation tasks or SBC submissions. Bear in mind that everything on this path is untradeable - you can't sell the packs, so use the players in your squad or as SBC material.
How do you get through Legendary and wrap up the Foundation Objectives?
Legendary is the toughest stretch of the entire path: 4 wins against the AI plus 5 goals. It's the single biggest requirement in the whole Savio chain. This is the bracket that will test you - four wins at Legendary difficulty is the hardest single ask in the entire Savio Objectives chain.
The AI on Legendary plays noticeably more aggressively than on World Class. At Legendary the CPU presses high and punishes sloppy passes in midfield far more than at World Class, so build out from the back carefully, use your best-rated players in the Starting 11, and keep an eye on your defensive line's positioning. If that difficulty level is currently beyond your comfort zone, warm up in Squad Battles first. The only real barrier is the win requirement at Legendary - if that's currently outside your comfort zone, spend some time in Squad Battles to get your game up to speed before attempting the Legendary bracket.
Once you've cleared the five challenges, you still need to finish the Foundation Objectives to claim the rest of the rewards. After finishing the challenge series, tackle the Foundation Objectives: they require completing three SBCs and renaming your club; the name change is a quick menu action, and the SBCs can be done with the fodder you've already collected or cheap cards from the Transfer Market. Note: you need to complete these in-game, as they require finishing Streamlined SBCs that aren't available in the Web App.
OTW Savio - frequently asked questions
Conclusion
OTW Savio is one of the best "free" targets at the start of FC 27: for 17 offline matches you get an 83 OVR card, around 25,000 Coins, 2,000 SP and a stack of fodder packs. The key is the right order - run Intro to Evolutions in the background, slot the correct players into your Starting 11 for each stage, and save your best for Legendary (4 wins).
Remember that all rewards on this path are untradeable, so treat them as the foundation of your club rather than Transfer Market stock. When you're ready to push for a meta squad or tackle pricier SBCs beyond what the Objectives provide, extra Coins will make the difference.
