What is the best Bench Boost squad for GW2?

The pitch above, rebuilt on the latest projected points. It fills all 15 places with players who are projected to start, because Bench Boost scores your whole squad and any non-starter is a wasted slot.

How do I pick a bench for Bench Boost?

Pick for certainty, not upside. Every one of the four needs a fixture and confirmed minutes. A nailed budget player who plays 90 beats a more expensive rotation risk, because this chip pays for minutes rather than reputation.

Is GW2 a double gameweek in FPL?

No. All 20 teams play once in Gameweek 2, and every gameweek from 1 to 6 is a single with no blanks. Your bench covers four fixtures rather than eight, so be strict about confirmed starts.

Why are people Bench Boosting early?

Two reasons usually. Squads are at their strongest before injuries and price changes bite, so benches are unusually nailed in the opening weeks, and some managers prefer to bank the chip rather than hold it into a fixture list that has not been finalised.

How much is a Bench Boost worth?

Whatever your four bench players score. Our Bench Boost guide puts a single-gameweek Bench Boost at roughly 8 to 12 points from the bench and a double gameweek at 18 to 25, so 8 to 12 was the realistic range for a single week like Gameweek 2, and the top of that range is a good score.

FPL Bench Boost GW2

Gameweek 2 has been played. This page is the record of that week's Bench Boost call. For Gameweek 7, see FPL Triple Captain GW7, the Bench Boost guide and the GW7 tips.

TL;DR

The Gameweek 2 Bench Boost record: the 15 that maximised the chip on the projections at the time, with every bench slot filled by a starter. A single-gameweek boost is worth roughly 8 to 12 bench points against 18 to 25 in a double.

Setting Up a Bench Boost Squad for GW2

Bench Boost scores your whole 15 instead of your XI, so the chip is worth exactly what your four bench players deliver. That flips how you pick them.

The pitch above is solver-built for this gameweek on live projected points, so it already applies that logic. Compare your own four against it, and get your squad scored with a free Copilot Score.

Every bench player needs a fixture. One blank or a rested player is a guaranteed zero in a slot you paid a chip for.
Minutes beat name value. A nailed £4.5m defender who plays 90 outscores a £5.5m rotation risk every time on this chip.
Check the late kickoffs. A player benched for a midweek rotation is the classic Bench Boost leak.
Do not chase a differential on the bench. You want the floor here, not the ceiling.

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What to Expect From It in a Single Gameweek

Worth being straight with you: Gameweek 2 is a single gameweek. All 20 teams play once, and so does every side through Gameweek 6. Your bench covers four fixtures rather than eight, so this is the lower half of the chip's range.

That is not a reason to abandon a plan you have already made. If you are boosting because your bench is unusually strong right now, or because you want the chip gone before the fixture list gets complicated, the job is simply to squeeze the most out of the four slots. It is a reason to be strict about starts.

A single-gameweek Bench Boost is worth roughly 8 to 12 points from the bench against 18 to 25 in a double, which is the whole timing argument: the Bench Boost guide has the mechanics and the chip strategy guide has the placement. For the live chip call see the Wildcard GW3 draft, and for the current captain and transfers see GW7 tips.

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