Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
Card Information
Type: Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
Mana Cost: 1
CMC: 2
Part of the Reserved List: No
Color Identity:
Set: Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK)
Rarity: Rare
Collector Number: 13
Oracle Text
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.
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Card Rulings
- February 1, 2005
Kentaro doesn’t change when you can cast Samurai. It just makes Samurai castable for generic mana.
Source: wotc - February 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}.
Source: wotc
Price History
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