Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
BOKBetrayers of Kamigawa#13rare
"The bonds of bushido will draw the dishonored back someday, and I will be there waiting."
- Finishes
- Nonfoil · Foil
- Border
- black
- Frame
- 2003
- Illustrator
- Donato Giancola
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
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
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.
2/1 rather than pay the mana cost for Samurai spells you cast, where X is that spell's mana value.Bushido
Plays as:
Cost Alternative
Market · per finishtrend updated 6h ago · prices as of Oct 16, 2026
Nonfoil$2.23+0.5%$1.14 low-$0.21 gap
Foil$17.090.0%$9.99 low$5.99 gap
Nonfoil$2.23+0.5%30DLowest listing
$1.14Buylist
$1.35Buy / Sell Gap
-$0.21-18% · buylist > ask
30D flat at$17.09Since Feb 2024:H $17.43L $7.75
Lowest listing
$9.99Buylist
$4.00Buy / Sell Gap
$5.99+60% · normal spread
Cheapest playable copy$2.23· across 1 printing· you're viewing it
Price history
last 30 days · set by the window above · each finish on its own scaleNonfoil$2.23+0.5%30D
30D range$2.21to$2.23Since Feb 2024:H $2.67L $1.99Foil$17.090.0%30D7.66× nonfoil
30D flat at$17.09Since Feb 2024:H $17.43L $7.75Found in
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Combos
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
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