Kentaro, the Smiling Cat (Betrayers of Kamigawa) - Gatherer

Kentaro, the Smiling Cat

Community Rating:

Community Rating: 3.518 / 5 (57 votes)

Oracle Printed

Card Name:

Kentaro, the Smiling Cat

Mana Cost:

Mana Value:

Types:

Legendary Creature — Human Samurai

Card Text:

Bushido 1 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

You may pay Variable Colorless

rather than pay the mana cost for Samurai spells you cast, where X is that spell's mana value.

Flavor Text:

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

P/T:

2 / 1

Expansion:

Betrayers of Kamigawa

Rarity:

Rare

Card Number:

Artist:

Donato Giancola

Rulings

2/1/2005	Kentaro doesn't change when you can cast Samurai. It just makes Samurai castable for generic mana.
2/1/2005	Kentaro's ability only applies while Kentaro is on the battlefield. You have to pay for Kentaro normally. It still costs .