Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
- Mana cost
- {1}{W}
- Type
- Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- Power / toughness
- 2 / 1
- Set
- Betrayers of Kamigawa #13 (rare)
- Price
- $2.24 USD
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
You may pay {X} rather than pay the mana cost for Samurai spells you cast, where X is that spell's mana value.
Kentaro, the Smiling Cat has 1 printing, first in Betrayers of Kamigawa (2005). EDHREC ranks it #18,297 among Commander cards. It appears most in Takeno, Samurai General decks (397 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Kentaro, the Smiling Cat most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Takeno, Samurai General: 397 decks
- Raiyuu, Storm's Edge: 297 decks
- Sensei Golden-Tail: 81 decks
- Konda, Lord of Eiganjo: 56 decks
- Risona, Asari Commander: 35 decks
- Nagao, Bound by Honor: 19 decks
- Naomi, Pillar of Order: 11 decks
- Yuriko, Blade of the Mighty: 4 decks
Often played with Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : Kentaro doesn’t change when you can cast Samurai. It just makes Samurai castable for generic mana.
- : Kentaro’s ability only applies while Kentaro is on the battlefield. You have to pay for Kentaro normally. It still costs {1}{W}.