Betrayers of Kamigawa (bok)
#13 • rare • English • Foil
#13 • rare • English • Foil
Kentaro, the Smiling Cat 
1
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.
You may pay
X
Illustrated by Donato Giancola
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Legalities
Not Legal
Not Legal
Not Legal
Legal
ModernLegal
LegacyNot Legal
Legal
vintageLegal
CommanderNot Legal
Not Legal
Rulings
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}.
2005-02-01 • wotc