Kentaro, the Smiling Cat magic the gathering card art
Betrayers of Kamigawa (bok)
#13rare English Foil

Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
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Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

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.

Illustrated by Donato Giancola
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Legalities
Not Legal
standard
Not Legal
historic
Not Legal
pioneer
Legal
Modern
Legal
Legacy
Not Legal
pauper
Legal
vintage
Legal
Commander
Not Legal
brawl
Not Legal
alchemy
Rulings
Kentaro doesn’t change when you can cast Samurai. It just makes Samurai castable for generic mana.
2005-02-01wotc
Kentaro’s ability only applies while Kentaro is on the battlefield. You have to pay for Kentaro normally. It still costs {1}{W}.
2005-02-01wotc


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Kentaro, the Smiling Cat magic the gathering card art
Normal: $2.14 | Foil: $7.75





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