Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK)
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
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.Plays as
Cost Alternative
Format legality
Constructed
StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal
Commander
CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal
Arena
AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal
Other
PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Used in 20 known combosEDHREC #17,823
Versions
1 printing · from $2.23
Rulings
2 · latest Feb 1, 2005
- WotCFeb 1, 2005
Kentaro doesn’t change when you can cast Samurai. It just makes Samurai castable for generic mana.
- WotCFeb 1, 2005
Kentaro’s ability only applies while Kentaro is on the battlefield. You have to pay for Kentaro normally. It still costs
.