With the second week of Immortals now live in EA Sports FC 25 Ultimate Team, April 11 brought a fresh batch of Icons and Heroes into packs. While these elite cards are exciting, they remain incredibly rare pulls. Thankfully, EA continues to support players through Evolutions — allowing you to create top-tier players without relying on pack luck.
The latest free Evolution, Hawk, offers a solid upgrade path, especially for attacking players. Here’s everything you need to know about how it works, who fits best, and why you should take advantage of it.
The Hawk Evolution is one of the simpler upgrade paths recently released, but it’s valuable — and completely free. Even if the evolved player doesn’t make your starting XI, completing it can still be helpful for Squad Building Challenges (SBCs) thanks to the high overall boost.
To use the Hawk Evolution, your chosen player must meet the following criteria:
Max Overall: 89
Max Pace: 94
Max Dribbling: 98
Max PlayStyles: 9
After completing the required in-game objectives, your player will receive:
+1 Overall Rating
+3 Pace
+6 Shooting
+6 Physical
Trivela PlayStyle
Aerial PlayStyle
The Hawk Evolution focuses primarily on Pace, Shooting, and Physical, making it a perfect fit for strikers, wingers, and attacking midfielders. While it may not be as flashy as some recent evolutions, it’s still very useful for giving your front line an extra punch.
Here are the top recommended players for the Hawk Evolution:
Wayne Rooney (CAM – Immortals Icon) – England
Strong all-around attacking stats and benefits greatly from the Physical and Shooting boosts.
Gianluca Zambrotta (RM – Immortals Icon) – Italy
A dynamic wide option who can dominate both flanks with the added Pace and Trivela.
Laurent Blanc (CAM – Immortals Icon) – France
Versatile and unique as a central playmaker, he becomes even more impactful after this evolution.
Lionel Messi (TOTW – Inter Miami CF)
While he’s already great, the extra Shooting and Trivela boost make him an elite threat again.
Neymar Jr (Al Hilal)
Boosting Neymar’s physical and aerial ability makes him more dangerous in tight matches.
The Hawk Evolution will be available until April 25, which likely leads right into the kickoff of the highly anticipated Team of the Season (TOTS) promo. Historically, TOTS begins in late April, with the first week featuring a “best-of” TOTW and a community-voted squad. Soon after, we’ll see the return of major league-based TOTS lineups — including the Premier League, LaLiga, Bundesliga, Serie A, and Ligue 1.
Even if the Hawk Evolution doesn’t dramatically change your squad, it’s a free way to upgrade an already good card into a top-tier option — or at the very least, a useful high-rated card for SBCs. With TOTS around the corner, boosting your club depth now is a smart move.
Take advantage of Hawk before it flies away on April 25!
