When you are blinded, you cannot see a creature that attacks you, normally giving your attacker advantage on the attack roll. With the alert feat, they do not get advantage in the same situation.
However, this does not extend to removing your own disadvantage on attack rolls. It only removes other creatures' advantage when attacking you.
Edit: It should also be noted that the attacker can still gain advantage on their attack from other sources (flanking, pack tactics, etc.), just not from being unseen by you.
Advantage and Disadvantage cancel each other out, so other creatures don’t have Advantage against you when they’re attacking. RAW it stops there, having Advantage from two different sources is cancelled out by Disadvantage from one source, 5e simplified a lot.
But you still have Disadvantage on your attack rolls.
What happens if you get attacked? Do you no longer have disadvantage?
The Advantage your attacker would get from you being unable to see them doesn't happen. If they have Advantage from something else, such as having you flanked or being an Assassin Rogue attacking before you've taken a turn, those would still apply.
That's the only aspect of being Blinded that would interact with the Alert feat. You still get a +5 to your Initiative roll, you still can't be surprised as long as you're conscious. And all other penalties related to being Blinded still apply. Attacks you make against attackers you can't see are still at Disadvantage. You still fail any check that relies on you being able to see.
Rules in 5E are a lot like wedding vows in The Princess Bride. It it doesn't say it, it doesn't do it. :)
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What happens if you get attacked? Do you no longer have disadvantage?
When you are blinded, you cannot see a creature that attacks you, normally giving your attacker advantage on the attack roll. With the alert feat, they do not get advantage in the same situation.
However, this does not extend to removing your own disadvantage on attack rolls. It only removes other creatures' advantage when attacking you.
Edit: It should also be noted that the attacker can still gain advantage on their attack from other sources (flanking, pack tactics, etc.), just not from being unseen by you.
Advantage and Disadvantage cancel each other out, so other creatures don’t have Advantage against you when they’re attacking. RAW it stops there, having Advantage from two different sources is cancelled out by Disadvantage from one source, 5e simplified a lot.
But you still have Disadvantage on your attack rolls.
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But Alert feat doesn‘t give disadvantage, it only cancels out one possible source for advantage. Any other source would still work.
You have disadvantage to attack them, because of your Blinded condition.
They attack you normally, because of your Blinded Condition combined with your Alert Feat.
The Advantage your attacker would get from you being unable to see them doesn't happen. If they have Advantage from something else, such as having you flanked or being an Assassin Rogue attacking before you've taken a turn, those would still apply.
That's the only aspect of being Blinded that would interact with the Alert feat. You still get a +5 to your Initiative roll, you still can't be surprised as long as you're conscious. And all other penalties related to being Blinded still apply. Attacks you make against attackers you can't see are still at Disadvantage. You still fail any check that relies on you being able to see.
Rules in 5E are a lot like wedding vows in The Princess Bride. It it doesn't say it, it doesn't do it. :)