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Kentaro, the Smiling Cat

{1}{W}

Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

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"The bonds of bushido will draw the dishonored back someday, and I will be there waiting."

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 3850
Illustrator
Donato Giancola
Found in
Betrayers of Kamigawa MTGO Redemption · Betrayers of Kamigawa MTGO Redemption Foil · Betrayers of Kamigawa Booster Pack
Printings1Combos20EDHREC rank#17,823
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 {X} rather than pay the mana cost for Samurai spells you cast, where X is that spell's mana value.
2/1
Bushido
Plays as:
Cost Alternative
Market · per finishspark updated 1h ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+3.7%
$2.23
$1.15 low$0.10 gapTCGplayer
Foil+0.9%
$17.09
$11.25 low$6.45 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$2.23· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

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 {1}{W}.

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