From Divine Power, the Ardent Champion has the following level 11 paragon ability
Now, my question is, does that mean you still critically hit if the numbers are the same but the roll wasnt enough to hit? For instance, avenger needs an 11 to hit, and rolls 8 twice. Does this turn the miss into a critical hit?
There are examples of other powers that are keyed against both rolls needing to hit (the stance from the Serence initiate for instance) which suggests that the need to hit in the first place is otherwise explicately stated, yet here it isnt?
Holy Ardor (11th level) : Whenever you make two attack rolls because of your oath of enmity, you score a critical hit if both dice have the same roll, except if both rolls are 1.
Now, my question is, does that mean you still critically hit if the numbers are the same but the roll wasnt enough to hit? For instance, avenger needs an 11 to hit, and rolls 8 twice. Does this turn the miss into a critical hit?
There are examples of other powers that are keyed against both rolls needing to hit (the stance from the Serence initiate for instance) which suggests that the need to hit in the first place is otherwise explicately stated, yet here it isnt?