This post is for the new Fantasy Premier League players, whom may wonder what the different «Abilities» on top of your «FPL team» screen is. There is three different abilities which every player possess. You have your wildcard, Bench-boost and Free hit. We will explain what each of these terms mean, and when to activate them:
Wildcard: The wildcard is an «ability» where you can exchange as many players as you want without having to loose potential «Points» you`ve earned in gameweeks. Every week you get 1 free transfer, if you wait 1 week you can save the free transer giving you a total of 2 free transfers. Its no possible to have more than 2 free transfers, therefore the wildcard come in handy. You get on wildcard before christmas and one after.
Free hit: The «Free-hit» is a one time offer where you also get to do as many transfers you want for 1! gameweek, after the gameweek your team will return to the same team you had before using the Free-hit. This is a viable option when there is a few teams having double-gameweek and stacking these players up.
Bench-boost: The bench-boost is useful when youre team is loaded with good fixtures for the upcoming gameweek, and even you`re bench have a high chance to earn points. Usually only your starting eleven receive points, although when the bench-boost is activated will you`re bench also receive points.