Art by Donato Giancola
Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
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.
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Most Played With Kentaro, the Smiling Cat (186)
Sol Ring
86% of decks · $1.38
Herald's Horn
77% of decks · $5.82
Swords to Plowshares
74% of decks · $0.89
Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo
73% of decks · $4.10
Urza's Incubator
71% of decks · $20.18
Kitsune Blademaster
69% of decks · $0.16
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
61% of decks · $6.29
Path to Exile
61% of decks · $0.64
Samurai of the Pale Curtain
61% of decks · $0.41
Ironsoul Enforcer
59% of decks · $1.03
Mentor of the Meek
58% of decks · $4.81
Cloudstone Curio
58% of decks · $17.51
Vanquisher's Banner
55% of decks · $5.55
Generous Gift
55% of decks · $0.92
Auron, Venerated Guardian
54% of decks · $0.25
Mirror Entity
52% of decks · $2.15
Summon: Yojimbo
52% of decks · $0.90
Helm of Awakening
51% of decks · $3.63
Arcane Signet
50% of decks · $0.49
The Wandering Rescuer
49% of decks · $2.05
Aetherflux Reservoir
49% of decks · $21.47
Mind Stone
48% of decks
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
47% of decks · $15.94
Enlightened Tutor
46% of decks · $38.32
Sunblade Samurai
43% of decks · $0.09
Call to Glory
43% of decks · $0.27
The Immortal Sun
43% of decks · $12.85
Folk Hero
43% of decks · $0.44
Bloodline Pretender
41% of decks · $2.44
Alabaster Host Intercessor
40% of decks · $0.19
Esper Sentinel
39% of decks · $58.38
Altar of the Brood
39% of decks · $10.00
Gathering Stone
38% of decks · $0.47
Cathars' Crusade
37% of decks · $9.43
Kitsune Dawnblade
37% of decks · $0.16
Reprieve
37% of decks · $1.51
Land Tax
36% of decks · $16.88
Bushi Tenderfoot
35% of decks
Mana Tithe
33% of decks · $0.91
Irregular Cohort
32% of decks · $0.36
Thran Dynamo
32% of decks · $4.43
Teferi's Protection
31% of decks · $46.16
Stroke of Midnight
31% of decks · $0.28
Maskwood Nexus
31% of decks · $3.33
Trouble in Pairs
31% of decks · $25.56
Crib Swap
30% of decks · $0.29
Austere Command
30% of decks · $0.37
Smothering Tithe
30% of decks · $56.14
The Wind Crystal
29% of decks · $6.68
Seven-Tail Mentor
28% of decks · $0.19
Silence
28% of decks · $10.18
Enduring Renewal
28% of decks · $1.62
Colleen Wing, Street Samurai
27% of decks · $0.18
Impostor of the Sixth Pride
27% of decks · $0.23
Vanquish the Horde
27% of decks · $0.31
Universal Automaton
26% of decks · $0.65
Bontu's Monument
26% of decks · $4.60
Door of Destinies
26% of decks · $2.49
Samurai Enforcers
26% of decks · $0.14
The Eternal Wanderer
26% of decks · $2.05
Soul Warden
25% of decks · $3.40
Mass Calcify
25% of decks · $4.07
Dusk // Dawn
25% of decks
Welcoming Vampire
24% of decks · $3.55
Sun Titan
24% of decks · $0.35
Chronicle of Victory
24% of decks · $21.97
Silverstorm Samurai
24% of decks · $0.28
Ashnod's Altar
24% of decks · $16.88
Lightning Greaves
24% of decks · $4.00
Search for Glory
23% of decks · $0.59
Weathered Wayfarer
23% of decks · $2.21
Orim's Chant
23% of decks · $6.13
God-Eternal Oketra
22% of decks · $1.73
Farewell
22% of decks · $6.20
The Wandering Emperor
22% of decks · $4.03
Sejiri Shelter
21% of decks
Rebuff the Wicked
21% of decks · $6.68
Flawless Maneuver
21% of decks · $9.70
Secret Rendezvous
20% of decks · $0.34
Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
20% of decks · $1.46
Recruiter of the Guard
20% of decks · $6.72
Oswald Fiddlebender
20% of decks · $3.04
Enduring Innocence
19% of decks · $3.16
Archaeomancer's Map
19% of decks · $1.07
Caged Sun
19% of decks · $3.87
Rally the Ranks
19% of decks · $0.36
Mirage Mirror
19% of decks · $0.31
Kabira Takedown
18% of decks
Konda's Banner
18% of decks · $11.68
Darksteel Mutation
18% of decks · $0.99
Honor of the Pure
18% of decks · $0.81
Grand Abolisher
18% of decks · $18.77
Whitemane Lion
17% of decks · $0.25
Banishing Slash
17% of decks · $0.21
Idyllic Tutor
16% of decks · $12.77
Cut a Deal
16% of decks · $0.29
Kor Skyfisher
15% of decks · $0.63
Scroll Rack
15% of decks · $31.25
Stonecloaker
15% of decks · $0.12
Swiftfoot Boots
15% of decks
Heraldic Banner
15% of decks · $0.33
Thought Vessel
15% of decks
Bygone Bishop
14% of decks · $0.39
Heliod's Intervention
14% of decks · $3.04
Remember the Fallen
14% of decks · $0.17
Altar of Dementia
14% of decks · $17.25
Everflowing Chalice
14% of decks · $0.30
Tocasia's Welcome
14% of decks · $1.14
Ghostly Prison
14% of decks · $6.22
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
14% of decks · $0.38
Kuldotha Forgemaster
14% of decks · $11.25
Settle the Wreckage
14% of decks · $0.53
Blacksmith's Skill
14% of decks · $0.37
Changeling Wayfinder
14% of decks · $0.26
Metallic Mimic
13% of decks · $1.37
Salvage Scout
12% of decks · $0.13
Ranger-Captain of Eos
12% of decks · $37.35
Astral Steel
12% of decks · $0.10
Akroma's Will
12% of decks · $16.72
Wrath of God
12% of decks · $4.01
Ancestral Katana
12% of decks · $0.23
Liquimetal Torque
12% of decks · $3.02
On Thin Ice
12% of decks · $0.65
Avian Changeling
12% of decks · $0.33
Ingenious Smith
12% of decks · $0.20
Hold the Line
12% of decks · $0.31
Imperial Oath
12% of decks · $0.08
Mox Amber
12% of decks · $86.61
Smuggler's Share
12% of decks · $10.80
Takeno's Cavalry
11% of decks · $0.11
Skyclave Apparition
11% of decks · $0.29
Mandate of Peace
11% of decks · $1.99
Cleansing Nova
11% of decks · $0.29
Extraplanar Lens
11% of decks · $14.06
Flock Impostor
11% of decks · $0.28
Witch Enchanter
11% of decks
Sky-Blessed Samurai
11% of decks · $0.13
Sevinne's Reclamation
11% of decks · $0.39
Icon of Ancestry
11% of decks · $0.36
Brave the Sands
11% of decks · $6.13
Disenchant
10% of decks · $0.10
Fumigate
10% of decks · $0.31
Sensei's Divining Top
10% of decks · $39.63
The One Ring
10% of decks · $116.27
Patchwork Banner
10% of decks · $2.79
Banner of Kinship
10% of decks · $7.39
Skullclamp
10% of decks · $5.21
Chrome Mox
10% of decks · $166.69
Lapse of Certainty
9% of decks · $1.51
Flare of Fortitude
9% of decks · $4.84
Brave the Elements
9% of decks · $0.39
Faith's Shield
9% of decks · $0.23
The Ten Rings
9% of decks · $11.45
Mind's Eye
9% of decks · $5.61
Hedron Archive
9% of decks · $0.25
Flowering of the White Tree
9% of decks · $8.51
True Conviction
9% of decks · $3.93
Tempest Technique
8% of decks · $0.33
Dawn's Truce
8% of decks · $9.99
Blasting Station
8% of decks · $12.26
Monologue Tax
8% of decks · $1.10
Ondu Inversion
7% of decks
Wedding Ring
7% of decks · $12.16
Martyr's Cause
7% of decks · $1.98
Unbreakable Formation
7% of decks · $1.44
Ascend from Avernus
7% of decks · $2.43
Winds of Abandon
7% of decks · $4.21
Throne of Eldraine
7% of decks · $29.42
Fellwar Stone
7% of decks
Worn Powerstone
7% of decks · $0.38
Erode
7% of decks · $7.63
Return to Dust
6% of decks · $0.34
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6% of decks · $0.46
Coat of Arms
6% of decks · $19.25
Marble Diamond
6% of decks · $0.28
Shared Triumph
6% of decks · $3.98
Ethereal Haze
6% of decks · $1.22
Stone Calendar
6% of decks
Halo Fountain
6% of decks · $7.24
Radiant Destiny
6% of decks · $0.29
Angel's Grace
5% of decks · $3.33
Wayfarer's Bauble
5% of decks · $5.61
Expedition Map
5% of decks · $1.44
Obelisk of Urd
5% of decks · $2.80
Blind Obedience
5% of decks · $6.02
Murmuration
5% of decks · $0.36
New Cards
Shields Up!
5% of decks
Troop of Ponies
4% of decks · $0.33
Bilbo's Gambit
4% of decks · $1.62
The Queen of Dale
3% of decks · $16.50
The Arkenstone
2% of decks
Creatures (50)
Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo
73% of decks · $4.10
Kitsune Blademaster
69% of decks · $0.16
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
61% of decks · $6.29
Samurai of the Pale Curtain
61% of decks · $0.41
Ironsoul Enforcer
59% of decks · $1.03
Mentor of the Meek
58% of decks · $4.81
Auron, Venerated Guardian
54% of decks · $0.25
Mirror Entity
52% of decks · $2.15
Summon: Yojimbo
52% of decks · $0.90
The Wandering Rescuer
49% of decks · $2.05
Sunblade Samurai
43% of decks · $0.09
Bloodline Pretender
41% of decks · $2.44
Alabaster Host Intercessor
40% of decks · $0.19
Esper Sentinel
39% of decks · $58.38
Kitsune Dawnblade
37% of decks · $0.16
Bushi Tenderfoot
35% of decks
Irregular Cohort
32% of decks · $0.36
Seven-Tail Mentor
28% of decks · $0.19
Colleen Wing, Street Samurai
27% of decks · $0.18
Impostor of the Sixth Pride
27% of decks · $0.23
Universal Automaton
26% of decks · $0.65
Samurai Enforcers
26% of decks · $0.14
Soul Warden
25% of decks · $3.40
Welcoming Vampire
24% of decks · $3.55
Sun Titan
24% of decks · $0.35
Silverstorm Samurai
24% of decks · $0.28
Weathered Wayfarer
23% of decks · $2.21
God-Eternal Oketra
22% of decks · $1.73
Leonardo, Sewer Samurai
20% of decks · $1.46
Recruiter of the Guard
20% of decks · $6.72
Oswald Fiddlebender
20% of decks · $3.04
Enduring Innocence
19% of decks · $3.16
Grand Abolisher
18% of decks · $18.77
Whitemane Lion
17% of decks · $0.25
Kor Skyfisher
15% of decks · $0.63
Stonecloaker
15% of decks · $0.12
Bygone Bishop
14% of decks · $0.39
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails
14% of decks · $0.38
Kuldotha Forgemaster
14% of decks · $11.25
Changeling Wayfinder
14% of decks · $0.26
Metallic Mimic
13% of decks · $1.37
Salvage Scout
12% of decks · $0.13
Ranger-Captain of Eos
12% of decks · $37.35
Avian Changeling
12% of decks · $0.33
Ingenious Smith
12% of decks · $0.20
Takeno's Cavalry
11% of decks · $0.11
Skyclave Apparition
11% of decks · $0.29
Flock Impostor
11% of decks · $0.28
Witch Enchanter
11% of decks
Sky-Blessed Samurai
11% of decks · $0.13
Instants (35)
Swords to Plowshares
74% of decks · $0.89
Path to Exile
61% of decks · $0.64
Generous Gift
55% of decks · $0.92
Enlightened Tutor
46% of decks · $38.32
Call to Glory
43% of decks · $0.27
Reprieve
37% of decks · $1.51
Mana Tithe
33% of decks · $0.91
Teferi's Protection
31% of decks · $46.16
Stroke of Midnight
31% of decks · $0.28
Crib Swap
30% of decks · $0.29
Silence
28% of decks · $10.18
Orim's Chant
23% of decks · $6.13
Sejiri Shelter
21% of decks
Rebuff the Wicked
21% of decks · $6.68
Flawless Maneuver
21% of decks · $9.70
Kabira Takedown
18% of decks
Heliod's Intervention
14% of decks · $3.04
Settle the Wreckage
14% of decks · $0.53
Blacksmith's Skill
14% of decks · $0.37
Astral Steel
12% of decks · $0.10
Akroma's Will
12% of decks · $16.72
Hold the Line
12% of decks · $0.31
Mandate of Peace
11% of decks · $1.99
Disenchant
10% of decks · $0.10
Lapse of Certainty
9% of decks · $1.51
Flare of Fortitude
9% of decks · $4.84
Brave the Elements
9% of decks · $0.39
Faith's Shield
9% of decks · $0.23
Dawn's Truce
8% of decks · $9.99
Unbreakable Formation
7% of decks · $1.44
Erode
7% of decks · $7.63
Return to Dust
6% of decks · $0.34
Your Temple Is Under Attack
6% of decks · $0.46
Ethereal Haze
6% of decks · $1.22
Angel's Grace
5% of decks · $3.33
Sorceries (19)
Austere Command
30% of decks · $0.37
Vanquish the Horde
27% of decks · $0.31
Mass Calcify
25% of decks · $4.07
Dusk // Dawn
25% of decks
Search for Glory
23% of decks · $0.59
Farewell
22% of decks · $6.20
Secret Rendezvous
20% of decks · $0.34
Banishing Slash
17% of decks · $0.21
Idyllic Tutor
16% of decks · $12.77
Cut a Deal
16% of decks · $0.29
Remember the Fallen
14% of decks · $0.17
Wrath of God
12% of decks · $4.01
Imperial Oath
12% of decks · $0.08
Cleansing Nova
11% of decks · $0.29
Sevinne's Reclamation
11% of decks · $0.39
Fumigate
10% of decks · $0.31
Ondu Inversion
7% of decks
Ascend from Avernus
7% of decks · $2.43
Winds of Abandon
7% of decks · $4.21
Utility Artifacts (39)
Herald's Horn
77% of decks · $5.82
Urza's Incubator
71% of decks · $20.18
Cloudstone Curio
58% of decks · $17.51
Vanquisher's Banner
55% of decks · $5.55
Helm of Awakening
51% of decks · $3.63
Aetherflux Reservoir
49% of decks · $21.47
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho
47% of decks · $15.94
The Immortal Sun
43% of decks · $12.85
Altar of the Brood
39% of decks · $10.00
Gathering Stone
38% of decks · $0.47
Maskwood Nexus
31% of decks · $3.33
The Wind Crystal
29% of decks · $6.68
Bontu's Monument
26% of decks · $4.60
Door of Destinies
26% of decks · $2.49
Chronicle of Victory
24% of decks · $21.97
Ashnod's Altar
24% of decks · $16.88
Lightning Greaves
24% of decks · $4.00
Archaeomancer's Map
19% of decks · $1.07
Mirage Mirror
19% of decks · $0.31
Konda's Banner
18% of decks · $11.68
Scroll Rack
15% of decks · $31.25
Swiftfoot Boots
15% of decks
Altar of Dementia
14% of decks · $17.25
Ancestral Katana
12% of decks · $0.23
Icon of Ancestry
11% of decks · $0.36
Sensei's Divining Top
10% of decks · $39.63
The One Ring
10% of decks · $116.27
Banner of Kinship
10% of decks · $7.39
Skullclamp
10% of decks · $5.21
The Ten Rings
9% of decks · $11.45
Mind's Eye
9% of decks · $5.61
Blasting Station
8% of decks · $12.26
Wedding Ring
7% of decks · $12.16
Coat of Arms
6% of decks · $19.25
Stone Calendar
6% of decks
Halo Fountain
6% of decks · $7.24
Wayfarer's Bauble
5% of decks · $5.61
Expedition Map
5% of decks · $1.44
Obelisk of Urd
5% of decks · $2.80
Mana Artifacts (18)
Sol Ring
86% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
50% of decks · $0.49
Mind Stone
48% of decks
Thran Dynamo
32% of decks · $4.43
Caged Sun
19% of decks · $3.87
Heraldic Banner
15% of decks · $0.33
Thought Vessel
15% of decks
Everflowing Chalice
14% of decks · $0.30
Liquimetal Torque
12% of decks · $3.02
Mox Amber
12% of decks · $86.61
Extraplanar Lens
11% of decks · $14.06
Patchwork Banner
10% of decks · $2.79
Chrome Mox
10% of decks · $166.69
Hedron Archive
9% of decks · $0.25
Throne of Eldraine
7% of decks · $29.42
Fellwar Stone
7% of decks
Worn Powerstone
7% of decks · $0.38
Marble Diamond
6% of decks · $0.28
Enchantments (23)
Folk Hero
43% of decks · $0.44
Cathars' Crusade
37% of decks · $9.43
Land Tax
36% of decks · $16.88
Trouble in Pairs
31% of decks · $25.56
Smothering Tithe
30% of decks · $56.14
Enduring Renewal
28% of decks · $1.62
Rally the Ranks
19% of decks · $0.36
Darksteel Mutation
18% of decks · $0.99
Honor of the Pure
18% of decks · $0.81
Tocasia's Welcome
14% of decks · $1.14
Ghostly Prison
14% of decks · $6.22
On Thin Ice
12% of decks · $0.65
Smuggler's Share
12% of decks · $10.80
Brave the Sands
11% of decks · $6.13
Flowering of the White Tree
9% of decks · $8.51
True Conviction
9% of decks · $3.93
Tempest Technique
8% of decks · $0.33
Monologue Tax
8% of decks · $1.10
Martyr's Cause
7% of decks · $1.98
Shared Triumph
6% of decks · $3.98
Radiant Destiny
6% of decks · $0.29
Blind Obedience
5% of decks · $6.02
Murmuration
5% of decks · $0.36
Planeswalkers (2)
The Eternal Wanderer
26% of decks · $2.05
The Wandering Emperor
22% of decks · $4.03
Utility Lands (37)
War Room
60% of decks
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
45% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
40% of decks
Buried Ruin
39% of decks
Inventors' Fair
38% of decks
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
37% of decks
Rogue's Passage
29% of decks
Minas Tirith
28% of decks
Three Tree City
27% of decks
Temple of the False God
26% of decks
Urza's Tower
23% of decks
Urza's Mine
23% of decks
Urza's Power Plant
23% of decks
Eiganjo Castle
22% of decks
Reliquary Tower
22% of decks
Ancient Den
21% of decks
Urza's Saga
21% of decks
Ancient Tomb
15% of decks
Monumental Henge
14% of decks
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
13% of decks
Windbrisk Heights
13% of decks
Treasure Vault
13% of decks
Seraph Sanctuary
11% of decks
Vesuva
11% of decks
Secluded Steppe
10% of decks
Karoo
10% of decks
Castle Ardenvale
10% of decks
Emergence Zone
9% of decks
Mistveil Plains
8% of decks
Ishgard, the Holy See
7% of decks
Lotus Field
7% of decks
Abandoned Air Temple
7% of decks
Urza's Workshop
6% of decks
Guildless Commons
6% of decks
Kor Haven
6% of decks
Strip Mine
6% of decks
Muraganda Raceway
5% of decks
Lands (15)
Plains
79% of decks
Myriad Landscape
32% of decks
Path of Ancestry
30% of decks
Snow-Covered Plains
23% of decks
Sejiri Shelter
21% of decks
The Mycosynth Gardens
20% of decks
Cavern of Souls
19% of decks
Kabira Takedown
18% of decks
Urza's Cave
13% of decks
Arid Mesa
11% of decks
Witch Enchanter
11% of decks
Marsh Flats
11% of decks
Demolition Field
10% of decks
Ondu Inversion
7% of decks
Flagstones of Trokair
5% of decks
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