diff --git a/src/game/scenes/CampScene.ts b/src/game/scenes/CampScene.ts
index d708edc..ca3cc8a 100644
--- a/src/game/scenes/CampScene.ts
+++ b/src/game/scenes/CampScene.ts
@@ -15119,6 +15119,7 @@ export class CampScene extends Phaser.Scene {
 
   private normalizedSortieUnitIds(candidateIds?: string[]) {
     const allies = this.sortieAllies();
+    const alliesById = new Map(allies.map((unit) => [unit.id, unit]));
     const allyIds = new Set(allies.map((unit) => unit.id));
     const maxUnits = this.sortieMaxUnits();
     const useDefaultSelection = !candidateIds || candidateIds.length === 0;
@@ -15131,11 +15132,24 @@ export class CampScene extends Phaser.Scene {
     });
 
     if (useDefaultSelection) {
-      allies.slice(0, maxUnits).forEach((unit) => candidateSet.add(unit.id));
+      const rule = this.nextSortieRule();
+      const addDefaultCandidate = (unitId: string) => {
+        if (allyIds.has(unitId)) {
+          candidateSet.add(unitId);
+        }
+      };
+      rule.recommended.forEach((entry) => addDefaultCandidate(entry.unitId));
+      (rule.recommendedClasses ?? []).forEach((entry) => {
+        allies.filter((unit) => entry.classKeys.includes(unit.classKey)).forEach((unit) => addDefaultCandidate(unit.id));
+      });
+      allies.forEach((unit) => addDefaultCandidate(unit.id));
     }
 
     const required = allies.filter((unit) => requiredSortieUnitIds.has(unit.id)).map((unit) => unit.id);
-    const optional = allies
+    const optionalSource = useDefaultSelection
+      ? [...candidateSet].map((unitId) => alliesById.get(unitId)).filter((unit): unit is UnitData => Boolean(unit))
+      : allies;
+    const optional = optionalSource
       .filter((unit) => !requiredSortieUnitIds.has(unit.id) && candidateSet.has(unit.id))
       .slice(0, Math.max(0, maxUnits - required.length))
       .map((unit) => unit.id);