---
name: "Kentaro, the Smiling Cat"
mana_cost: "{1}{W}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Human Samurai"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bushido"]
set: "BOK"
set_name: "Betrayers of Kamigawa"
collector_number: "13"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Donato Giancola"
oracle_id: "bfaf20a7-a11c-4f57-8eb6-b03b5223704d"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/kentaro-the-smiling-cat-bok"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{W}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/1
- **Keywords:** Bushido

## 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.

> *„Die Verbindung des Bushido wird die Entehrten eines Tages zurückbringen, und ich werde auf sie warten."*

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## Printing Details
- **Set:** Betrayers of Kamigawa (BOK) #13
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Donato Giancola
- **Total Printings:** 8 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `legal`