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I'm just starting and because I have poor self control, I'm already looking for a second faction. I'll justify it by saying it's so I can demo games with friends, but that won't explain why I have 4 factions next year.

Anyway, I really like the looks of the new Combined starter, specifically the Sygmaa and the Umbra. What are the odds that each will be in the EI sectorial? The fluff write up for the starter box mentions the Sygmaa as "The Tohaa aliens who fight for the EI" and says that the Umbra are second in command of the EI. Seems promising...

Also, I don't have any of the background books, so I'm not sure what else would be in the EI sectorial. Here's my guesses:

Batroids
Ko Dali
Ikadron Batroids and Imetron
Avatar
Drone Remotes
Med Tech Obsidon Mechanoid
Slave Drones
Anathematics
Skiavoros (badass model, especially for early infinity models)
Charontids

Does that look right? Anything I'm missing? Anything that shouldn't be there?

Maybe the Umbra Legates since their fluff describes them as "the EI's heralds, enforcers, mediator, lieutenants, judges, executioners and right hand men" looks like they could lead an EI force. Not sure about the Sygmaa since they have their own faction in the fluff book called the Sygmaa Trihedron.

Sometimes CB does cross factional stuff though, like how Imperial Service can take Ninjas and Aleph REMs and Corregidor mercs pop up in Ariadna and Haqqislam.

 4rgfvsw6p wrote:
Maybe the Umbra Legates since their fluff describes them as "the EI's heralds, enforcers, mediator, lieutenants, judges, executioners and right hand men" looks like they could lead an EI force. Not sure about the Sygmaa since they have their own faction in the fluff book called the Sygmaa Trihedron.

As of right now, there is only one confirmed Combined Sectorial coming with Acheron Falls and that's the EI Sectorial.

Corvus Belli's stated goal is that every single model/profile in an army will be part of a Sectorial. I don't think we will see a Sygmaa Sectorial to tell you the truth as so far they have only specifically made two units and both are highly specialized. The Fraacta is an all female drop troop unit and the Maakrep is a mixed gender unit of infiltrators/hunters.

Both of those units will be great for the EI Sectorial as they fill roles that would not really work for REMs.

Sometimes CB does cross factional stuff though, like how Imperial Service can take Ninjas and Aleph REMs and Corregidor mercs pop up in Ariadna and Haqqislam.

Ninjas aren't cross faction or cross sectorial. They're not strictly Japanese either if you read the background. They're covert operatives that the Yu Jing Empire has bestowed the title of "Ninja" upon.
The ALEPH stuff you can take is on the small side as well, with ISS and NCA able to take a single Garuda Tactbot(an ALEPH remote that is a drop trooper filling a spot that is blank in both NCA and ISS), a single Sophotect(Engineer/Doctor) in ISS, two Dakini in ISS, two Deva Functionaries in NCA, and two Nagas in SAA.

In regards to the Corregidor stuff? I don't expect to see the single Alguacil Hacker(no joke. That's all it is. That specific profile. You can't take any other) remain in the MRRF sectorial.
Qapu Khalqi has availability 4 on Alguaciles, 1 on a Mobile Brigada, and 1 on an Iguana...but that's only because that Sectorial is basically nothing without being propped up by Nomad models, at least if you listen to some of the players.

Thanks both for the info.

I guess we'll see what happens with the Sygmaa, they were what I was most interested in and they seem like the hardest to be sure about.

I may just buy the Sygmaa models as they come out up to AVA and hope for the best. I wouldn't be upset with having a heavily Sygmaa CA battlegroup.

Probably 2-3 new units, as well. As it stands I don't think there's enough just yet.