A raid finder guide for small streamers · Last updated 13 October 2026
The short version. Build a short raid list during the week. In the last ten minutes of your stream, check that list, open the raid browser, sort your category by viewers from low to high, and ask chat who they like. If everyone on your list is offline, raid an always-live channel like RaidPort, where your raid earns a chance to get raided back.
Twitch's own advice for finding a raid target is "browsing the category you were streaming in, checking out the raid browser in your Creator Dashboard, and seeing who your friends recommend" (Twitch Creator Camp). Here is how to do each of those well, plus three more that help when you are small.
The best raid finder is a list you build before you need it. During the week, watch a few streamers in your category who are around your size. Follow the ones you enjoy, note when they usually go live, and keep five to ten names. When your stream ends, you already know who is likely to be on, and your viewers land somewhere you have actually watched.
In your Stream Manager, the Raid Channel quick action opens Twitch's raid browser. It shows live channels you follow and suggests others, so the streamers from your raid list show up there once you follow them. If you already know who you want, typing /raid channelname in your chat starts the raid directly.
Open the category you were streaming in and change the sort to Viewers (Low to High). Add your language as a filter. Scroll past the channels with zero or one viewer and look for someone close to your own size. That is where a raid of a handful of people makes the biggest difference, and where you are most likely to find a streamer who becomes a regular.
Ten minutes before you end, ask your regulars who they watch. Your viewers' favorites are a warm landing spot: some of your chat already knows the channel, and they will happily say hi when they arrive.
Discord servers for small streamers, or for the game you play, are where people share schedules and plan raids together. Stream teams and raid trains work the same way: a group that raids each other on purpose, so everyone ends their stream with somewhere to go.
twitch.tv/raidport is live around the clock and runs a raid gameshow built for small streamers. Raid in at the end of your stream and your viewers land in a live show that wraps up in about four minutes. Your raid earns a Charge: a slice on a gameshow wheel of raiders, and a chance to get raided back by the whole channel the next time you are live. Chat votes on categories to shape the wheel. It is a lottery, and the more Charges you have earned, the better your odds.
No login, no bot in your chat, nothing to install. It is free and never pay to win. The channel is live now for testing with bonus rounds, Charges start counting at launch this fall, and you can sign up as a founding member to hear first when it opens.
Yes. Twitch has one built in: the raid browser, under Quick Actions in your Stream Manager, which lists live channels you follow and suggests others. You can also sort your category by viewers, low to high, to find streamers your size. And when your usual raid list is offline, RaidPort's channel is always live to raid into.
Open the category you streamed in, sort it by viewers from low to high, and filter by your language. Look for someone close to your size who has been live a while and is talking with chat. Follow the ones you like so they show up in your raid browser next time.
Raid an always-live channel. twitch.tv/raidport runs a raid gameshow around the clock: your viewers land in a live show, and your raid earns a Charge, a chance to get raided back by the whole channel the next time you are live. It is free, there is no login, and it is never pay to win.
Raids are best at building relationships. A raid introduces your community to another streamer, and streamers tend to raid people they know. Raid channels you would like to know better, stay in their chat for a minute, and the connections add up over time.
Wrapping up tonight? The end-of-stream checklist covers the last ten minutes, from thanking chat to sending the raid. More questions about RaidPort itself are on the RaidPort FAQ.