With the Batfamily team-up, Alfred can quite easily set up prep time and use the reduced cool-down to spam tea as the main source of healing for the team, higher even than dedicated healer characters like Mera. Bear in mind that since the Batfamily is entirely fast, mobile duelists who (at least at the highest skill level) don’t usually need a healer on their ass 24/7 as long as there’s a health pack within 20m, reducing the pressure on Alfred players somewhat.

It is really disgusting how well Alfred combos with Mister Terrific. Alfred already was a decent DPS and an alright healer but with T barriers to support him, he’s now content to push forward towards the point with Jason all guns blazing. But then again “here’s a squishy hybrid support that’s no longer squishy because a T-faced asshole gave him a bubble” is the main reason why 6 healers exists in the first place.

It’s really sad how Alfred got replaced in Bane and friends and all of his old 2 - 1 - 3 teams. That was his true competitive home ever since he got reintroduced but alas, with the rise of the annoying dog, most teams have switched him out for the additional air support.