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ABILITY DATABASE/OFFENSE/SATELLITE
Satellite ability icon

offense abilityX-FACTOR

Satellite

Wins RAC & possession catches vs. single coverage
Players with this

TIER LADDER

No tiers

Satellite is an X-Factor. X-Factors are not tiered in Madden 27 — you have it or you are out of the zone.

MECHANICS

What turns this ability on, what it changes, and what shuts it off.

TRIGGER

When it turns on

1
01

RequestedCatchMechanic

Checks for user input regarding catch type (Aggressive, Possession, RAC).

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THEN

EFFECT

What changes in-game

9
01

Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod

Widens the timing window for a perfect catch.

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02

Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout

Grants the receiver an improved chance to block knockouts during a tackle.

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03

Catching ChanceBlockMpCatchOutcome DropKnockout

Grants the receiver an improved chance to block drop or knockouts during multi-player (1v1) catches.

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04

Catching ChanceBlockMpCatchOutcome Interception

Grants the receiver an improved chance to prevent an interception during a multi-player (1v1) catch.

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05

Catching ChanceDisablePhysicsForceKnockout

Grants the receiver an improved chance to avoid a physics-based knockout after the catch.

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06

Catching ChanceDisablePostCatchKnockouts

Grants the receiver an improved chance to disable post catch knockouts.

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07

Catching ChanceMidAirOutcome Catch

Grants the receiver an improved chance to catch the ball in mid-air situations.

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08

Catching ChanceMpCatchWin

Grants the receiver an improved chance to win on the catching animation during multi-player (1v1) catches.

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09

Catching ChanceSpCatch

Grants the receiver an improved chance to catch the ball.

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THEN

STOP

What shuts it down

1
01

IsThrowIntoDoubleCoverage

This condition activates when the quarterback is attempting to throw the ball to a receiver who is being covered by two or more defenders, potentially increasing the risk of an interception

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ADVANCED LOGIC

Attribute groups

2 conditional groups

Groups show which effects can be applied together after activation and deactivation checks.

GROUP 01

Catching_ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome_Knockout

Catching_ChanceDisablePostCatchKnockouts

Catching_ChanceSpCatch

Catching_ChanceDisablePhysicsForceKnockout

GROUP 02

Catching_ChanceMidAirOutcome_Catch

Catching_ChanceBlockMpCatchOutcome_DropKnockout

Catching_ChanceBlockMpCatchOutcome_Interception

Catching_ChanceMpCatchWin

COMMUNITY SIGNAL

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ALL TIERS

What you need to know

Some running backs have the talent to be elite receivers. When they enter the zone, this ability increases their success rate on possession and RAC catches against single coverage.
TRIGGERS1GAMEPLAY EFFECTS9DEACTIVATORS1

What else touches this.

Every ability writes a set of gameplay effects. These are the abilities whose sets meet this one's.
FROM THE GAME DATA
YOU'RE VIEWINGSatellite
9 SHAREDDouble Me9 SHAREDMax Security9 SHAREDMossed9 SHAREDRAC 'em Up7 SHARED3rd Down Threat7 SHAREDRed Zone Threat5 SHAREDDeep Elite5 SHAREDDeep In Elite
Double Me9 of your 9 · 9 of their 13Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod · Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout
Max Security9 of your 9 · 9 of their 12Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod · Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout
Mossed9 of your 9 · 9 of their 12Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod · Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout
RAC 'em Up9 of your 9 · 9 of their 13Catching CatchTiming PerfectWindowTickMod · Catching ChanceBlockCatchTackleOutcome Knockout

12 more share at least one effect.

GAMEPLAY FOOTAGE

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