Kat Gunn

About Kat Gunn

Katherine Gunn (born April 20, 1988), also known by her online alias "Mystik", is an American esports player and cosplayer. She won the second season of WCG Ultimate Gamer on the Syfy Channel and also competed in the Championship Gaming Series, which aired on DirecTV.

Gunn is featured in the Guinness World Records 2016 Gamer's Edition for being the highest-earning female gamer. The book states Gunn has earned $122,000 since 2007. However, when her earnings from the 2007 and 2008 seasons of the Championship Gaming Series are factored into her income, Gunn's earnings jump to over $160,000 since 2007, as her salary alone was a minimum of $30,000 per year during the CGS.

Gunn grew up in Antelope Valley, California, primarily in Lancaster and Palmdale. Her father, Patrick Gunn and mother, Pamela Gunn, raised Gunn alongside her older brother Peter and older sister Samantha. The entire family played games together as Gunn was growing up. Most notably, they would play the original EverQuest.

Outside of video games, Gunn's family owned a comic book and trading card store in Canoga Park. It was one of the highlights of Gunn's youth and helped feed her interests in video games and trading card games. With easy access to trading card games, Gunn's love for Magic: The Gathering grew, but that wasn't the only TCG she played. Gunn would dabble in the Pokémon trading card game.

When Microsoft first announced the Xbox Live online gaming service, Gunn was one of the original beta testers. MechAssault quickly became one of her favorite games, alongside Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge. It didn't take long for Gunn to hit the top of the leaderboards in the Wild Chicken online mode.

As of October 2024, Kat has amassed 38,400 subscribers on YouTube and 255,000 followers on her Twitch platform.