"Base to base" and elevation

[joediamond]

Oxfordian Mage hits Izamu, and the Kirai player discards a card to summon Ikiryo into B2B with the Ox Mage.

 

However, the Oxfordian Mage has models in front of him and a Ht1 wall terrain piece behind him which make it impossible for the Kirai player to place Ikiryo flat on the ground touching the mage's base.

 

If he places her on top of the Ht1 terrain with her base next to the mage's (from a "top down" perspective), does this satisfy the B2B requirement for Malevolence?  How does B2B work with elevation?

 

I assume base to base means physically touching, and thus this doesn't work, but Malifaux is a mostly "top down" game with some consideration for elevation, so I am not sure.

[zFiend]

It doesn't count and the Malevolence can't be done. 

[joediamond]

Sigh...where were you when Ikiryo was shredding my Oxfordian Mage?!

*looks at forum activity*

 

Oh...right. 

[zFiend]

You should've asked it when the situation was going on  

[joediamond]

Ha ha I didn't have access to a computer.  Plus we were a bit crunched for time.  We barely finished the game before the store had to close.

[Phinn]

M2E FAQ 7-01-15 - Core Rules Questions:

Q: Can you define the terms “base contact” and “base to base contact”?
A: They both mean the same thing: “When the bases of two or more models are physically touching.”