#Huntr pence series#

I am home brewing Pence a standard-legal deck from scratch that he can build on arena and, I believe, potentially get a win. Also that’s incredibly lazy, and I don’t believe in being lazy. The lazy thing to do would be for me to go to the results from the recently held “Magic: The Gathering World Championships” and copy a deck for Pence, but no Gruul deck placed highly. Pence’s messy, high-energy style naturally lends itself to an aggressive deck looking to hit people in the face quickly with creatures, and burn them down with spells. For example, I am generally risk-averse and prefer social engineering in games, so I play Bant (Blue/White/Green). However, ultimately I decided on building Pence a Gruul (Red/Green) deck for two reasons: Firstly, he played a Gruul deck a few years ago in Magic: The Gathering Online, and also that I believe a magic deck inherently reveals someone’s personality. This doesn’t help understand his nature when approaching an organized, constructed deck format. He’s been playing a lot of draft lately, which means he’s building a deck from scratch every time he plays out of a random assortment of cards. I combed through Pence’s history to try and understand his preferences when playing MtG, but really it’s all over the map. The Giants’ outfielder has made numerous appearances on various popular MtG streams, and even has his own Twitch channel where he plays Magic: The Gathering Arena almost exclusively, and routinely played Magic: The Gathering Online in the past. As a giant nerd who has been playing Magic: The Gathering since 1995, and also a sports fan, I feel I’m uniquely qualified to help Pence realize his dream of becoming mythic champion and build him a deck that suits his strengths.įirstly, this isn’t a bit from Pence. No, it’s not that his favorite food is kale salad, though that’s disturbing enough on its own - it’s what Pence wants to be when he grows up that really caught my eye.įor the uninitiated, Pence is referring to the “Magic: The Gathering Mythic Championship,” an esports tournament in Magic: The Gathering Arena, which is a computer-based version of the card game.

#Huntr pence series#

Pence was with the San Francisco Giants when they won the World Series in 2012.The San Francisco Giants won media day with their school photo-themed motif, but there was something about Hunter Pence’s that really stood out. He previously played for the Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies. Pence plays for the San Francisco Giants. Hunter Andrew Pence (born April 13, 1983) is an American Major League Baseball player. Hunter Pence with the Philadelphia Phillies