Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
Card Text
Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
You may pay rather than pay the mana cost for Samurai spells you cast, where X is that spell's mana value.
Card Details
- Mana Value
- 2
- Colors
- White
- Color Identity
- White
- Power / Toughness
- 2 / 1
- EDHREC Rank
- #16,782
Format Legalities
Market Prices
Prices from TCGPlayer and Cardmarket
Price History (30d)
All Printings (8)
| Set | # | Rarity | Lang | Artist | Price | Foil |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #13 | rare | en | Donato Giancola | $2.07 | $12.35 |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #13 | rare | de | Donato Giancola | — | — |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #13 | rare | es | Donato Giancola | — | — |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #13 | rare | fr | Donato Giancola | — | — |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #13 | rare | it | Donato Giancola | — | — |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #13 | rare | ja | Donato Giancola | — | — |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #13 | rare | pt | Donato Giancola | — | — |
| Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) | #13 | rare | zhs | Donato Giancola | — | — |
Official Rulings (2)
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}.
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