Sudden Block Question

[Sevus]

This came up in a Wrath of the Righteous session today. Can the Sudden Block ability of the Guardian path be used after the attack is rolled?

Sudden Block:

As an immediate action, you can expend one use of mythic power to hinder a melee attack made against you or an adjacent ally. Add your tier to your AC or the ally's AC against this attack. The creature making the attack must make two attack rolls and take the lower result. Once the attack is resolved, you or your ally (your choice) can make one melee attack against the creature. The damage from this attack bypasses all damage reduction.

Unfortunately, the text doesn't say either way, and abilities such as the Swashbuckler's Opportune Parry and Riposte specifically state that they must be used before the roll is made. On the other hand, I can't find any examples, but I'm pretty sure that abilities that can be applied after the roll usually explicitly state that as well.

[gnomersy]

Sevus wrote:

This came up in a Wrath of the Righteous session today. Can the Sudden Block ability of the Guardian path be used after the attack is rolled?

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Unfortunately, the text doesn't say either way, and abilities such as the Swashbuckler's Opportune Parry and Riposte specifically state that they must be used before the roll is made. On the other hand, I can't find any examples, but I'm pretty sure that abilities that can be applied after the roll usually explicitly state that as well.

Based on the text and the fact that it uses "after the attack has resolved" I would say it's used before the roll, further support is given by the fact that it has to make two attack rolls and take the lesser which again implies it hasn't made its initial attack roll yet.