Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #13 · Rare · Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
Mana cost: {1}{W}
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.
"The bonds of bushido will draw the dishonored back someday, and I will be there waiting."
Power/toughness 2/1 · Illustrated by Donato Giancola · Released February 4, 2005
Prices
- Nonfoil: $2.23 USD · €0.93 EUR
- Foil: $17.09 USD · €3.63 EUR
Nonfoil price since August 29, 2026: no net change at $2.23 USD; low $2.21 USD, high $2.23 USD.
Printings
- Betrayers of Kamigawa #13 (this printing) · Rare · 2005 · $2.23 USD
Legality
- Standard: Not legal
- Alchemy: Not legal
- Pioneer: Not legal
- Historic: Not legal
- Modern: Legal
- Brawl: Not legal
- Legacy: Legal
- Timeless: Not legal
- Vintage: Legal
- Pauper: Not legal
- Commander: Legal
- Penny: Legal
- Oathbreaker: Legal
- Duel: Legal
Rulings
- 2005-02-01 · wotc — Kentaro doesn’t change when you can cast Samurai. It just makes Samurai castable for generic mana.
- 2005-02-01 · wotc — Kentaro’s ability only applies while Kentaro is on the battlefield. You have to pay for Kentaro normally. It still costs {1}{W}.