diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/RaidPlanner.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/RaidPlanner.tsx
index 3142f24b..efdac8fd 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/RaidPlanner.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/RaidPlanner.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { Badge, Button, SectionLabel } from '../../../components/ui'
 import { toErrorMessage } from '../../../lib/errors'
 import { useClasses } from '../../../useClasses'
 import {
+  altOwnerLabel,
   buildGrid,
   computeWarnings,
   moveCharacter,
@@ -394,9 +395,7 @@ export function RaidPlanner({ guildName, teamIndex, raidDays }: {
       >
         <div className="flex items-baseline gap-2 mb-1">
           <span className="font-heading text-text text-[0.85rem]">Unassigned</span>
-          <span className="text-[0.68rem] text-text-muted">
-            raiders without a spot{altBench.length > 0 ? ' · raid alts listed after' : ''}
-          </span>
+          <span className="text-[0.68rem] text-text-muted">raiders without a spot</span>
           {isOfficer && (
             <button
               type="button"
@@ -411,15 +410,47 @@ export function RaidPlanner({ guildName, teamIndex, raidDays }: {
           {grid.bench.map(n => (
             <div key={n}>{chipFor(n)}</div>
           ))}
-          {altBench.map(r => (
-            <div key={r.name}>{chipFor(r.name)}</div>
-          ))}
-          {grid.bench.length === 0 && altBench.length === 0 && (
+          {grid.bench.length === 0 && (
             <span className="text-[0.68rem] text-text-muted/50 px-1 py-2 select-none">everyone is placed</span>
           )}
         </div>
       </div>
 
+      {/* raid alts: alternate characters of players usually already in the raid */}
+      {(altBench.length > 0 || roled.some(r => r.role === 'raid_alt')) && (
+        <div
+          onDragOver={allowDrop}
+          onDrop={dropHandler({ kind: 'bench' })}
+          onClick={selected ? () => applyMove(selected, { kind: 'bench' }) : undefined}
+          className={`border border-dashed border-border rounded-md p-2 ${selected ? 'hover:border-gold cursor-pointer' : ''}`}
+        >
+          <div className="flex items-baseline gap-2 mb-1">
+            <span className="font-heading text-text text-[0.85rem]">Raid Alts</span>
+            <span className="text-[0.68rem] text-text-muted">alternate characters — drag one in to swap a player's toon</span>
+          </div>
+          <div className="grid gap-1 grid-cols-2 sm:grid-cols-3 xl:grid-cols-6 min-h-[38px]">
+            {altBench.map(r => {
+              const owner = altOwnerLabel(r.name, data.players, data.roster, placements)
+              return (
+                <div key={r.name} title={owner ? `${r.name} is ${owner}'s raid alt` : undefined}>
+                  {chipFor(r.name)}
+                  {owner && (
+                    <p className="text-[0.62rem] text-text-muted leading-tight pl-2.5 -mt-0.5 truncate">
+                      {owner}'s alt
+                    </p>
+                  )}
+                </div>
+              )
+            })}
+            {altBench.length === 0 && (
+              <span className="text-[0.68rem] text-text-muted/50 px-1 py-2 select-none">
+                every raid alt is placed
+              </span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+
       {/* officer: manage which guild members are raiders / alts */}
       {isOfficer && managing && (
         <div className="border border-border rounded-md p-2 flex flex-col gap-2">
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/logic.test.ts b/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/logic.test.ts
index 8fb4d3fd..7e3374d8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/logic.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/logic.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 
 import type { ClassInfo } from '../../../useClasses'
-import { buildGrid, computeWarnings, moveCharacter, nextRaidDate, placementsEqual, swapGroups } from './logic'
+import { altOwnerLabel, buildGrid, computeWarnings, moveCharacter, nextRaidDate, placementsEqual, swapGroups } from './logic'
 import type { Placement } from './types'
 
 const P = (name: string, group: number | null, slot: number | null, sitout = false): Placement => ({
@@ -153,3 +153,32 @@ describe('placementsEqual', () => {
     expect(placementsEqual(a, [P('Tanky', 1, 1), P('Healy', null, null, true)])).toBe(false)
   })
 })
+
+describe('altOwnerLabel', () => {
+  const roster = [
+    { name: 'Menludiir', role: 'raider' as const },
+    { name: 'Menwardiir', role: 'raid_alt' as const },
+    { name: 'Menthird', role: 'raider' as const },
+    { name: 'Stranger', role: 'raider' as const },
+  ]
+  const players = { menludiir: 'Ben', menwardiir: 'Ben', menthird: 'Ben', stranger: 'Sue' }
+
+  it("names the owner's placed raider first", () => {
+    const owner = altOwnerLabel('Menwardiir', players, roster, [P('Menthird', 1, 0)])
+    expect(owner).toBe('Menthird')
+  })
+
+  it("falls back to the owner's unplaced raider", () => {
+    const owner = altOwnerLabel('Menwardiir', players, roster, [])
+    expect(owner).toBe('Menludiir')
+  })
+
+  it('falls back to the player display name when they have no other character', () => {
+    const owner = altOwnerLabel('Menwardiir', { menwardiir: 'Ben' }, [{ name: 'Menwardiir', role: 'raid_alt' }], [])
+    expect(owner).toBe('Ben')
+  })
+
+  it('returns null for an unclaimed alt', () => {
+    expect(altOwnerLabel('Menwardiir', {}, roster, [])).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/logic.ts b/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/logic.ts
index 84596122..0f9c9bea 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/logic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/guild/raidplanner/logic.ts
@@ -185,3 +185,39 @@ export function placementsEqual(a: Placement[], b: Placement[]): boolean {
   const sb = [...b].map(key).sort()
   return sa.length === sb.length && sa.every((v, i) => v === sb[i])
 }
+
+// ── Raid-alt ownership ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+/**
+ * Who owns a raid alt, for the "Menwardiir — Menludiir's alt" caption.
+ * Resolution: the alt's claiming player (via `players`), then that player's
+ * OTHER rostered character — preferring one currently placed in a group,
+ * then any raider, then any other roled character. Falls back to the
+ * player's display name when they have no other character on the roster.
+ * Returns null when the alt has no claim (owner unknown).
+ */
+export function altOwnerLabel(
+  altName: string,
+  players: Record<string, string>,
+  roster: { name: string; role: string | null }[],
+  placements: Placement[],
+): string | null {
+  const player = players[altName.toLowerCase()]
+  if (!player) return null
+
+  const placedLower = new Set(
+    placements.filter(p => !p.sitout && p.group_num !== null).map(p => p.character_name.toLowerCase()),
+  )
+  const siblings = roster.filter(
+    r =>
+      r.role &&
+      r.name.toLowerCase() !== altName.toLowerCase() &&
+      players[r.name.toLowerCase()] === player,
+  )
+  const ranked = [...siblings].sort((a, b) => {
+    const score = (r: { name: string; role: string | null }) =>
+      (placedLower.has(r.name.toLowerCase()) ? 0 : 2) + (r.role === 'raider' ? 0 : 1)
+    return score(a) - score(b)
+  })
+  return ranked[0]?.name ?? player
+}