Cosmic horror, pre-being. The zone of emptiness and potential. Where entities from outside the simulation enter. Zone 0 is where matches begin — the blank slate before the first mana increment.
"Maximize efficiency. Master the smallest and you master everything."
Reality reduces to energy and force. Atomic warlocks bend matter to their will from the nuclear level to massive scales.
When Atom cards are played at Zone 0, the intersection of matter mastery and void energy creates a distinct tactical signature. Cards with zone affinity 0 in the Atom faction specialize in effects that trigger on entering, leaving, or holding this position on the Numogram.
If your Atom mana tracker achieves Resonance at Zone 0, you gain 0 Souls at Round End. For Atom agents, routing mana through Zone 0 is a critical early-game move.
Cards at this zone-cost intersection are bound to Foras — Teaching logic, ethics, and herbalism.