Kentaro, the Smiling Cat: Samurai
$2.09
$2.09Legendary Creature — Human Samurai
High Synergy Cards
The highest-synergy picks for Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai builds — cards that lean hardest into the Samurai theme.
Devoted Retainer+98% Synergy
$0.16
Sensei Golden-Tail+96% Synergy
$1.78
Hand of Honor+94% Synergy
$0.77
Konda's Hatamoto+94% Synergy
$0.33
Selfless Samurai+93% Synergy
$0.28
Inner-Chamber Guard+92% Synergy
$0.31
Kitsune Blademaster+92% Synergy
$0.12
Semblance Anvil+88% Synergy
$7.53
Eiganjo Exemplar+88% Synergy
$0.12
Araba Mothrider+100% Synergy
$0.15
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai decks run as their core.
Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo+88% Synergy
$3.66
Cloud Key+87% Synergy
$1.37
Nagao, Bound by Honor+86% Synergy
$0.25
Cloudstone Curio+80% Synergy
$14.03
Takeno, Samurai General+80% Synergy
$0.77
Urza's Incubator+78% Synergy
$15.56
Herald's Horn+75% Synergy
$4.72
Oketra's Monument+68% Synergy
$5.44
Pearl Medallion+30% Synergy
$5.35
Swords to Plowshares+11% Synergy
$1.44
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai game on their own.
Enlightened Tutor+48% Synergy
$36.16
Smothering Tithe+21% Synergy
$53.72
Teferi's Protection+13% Synergy
$51.92
Ancient Tomb+6% Synergy
$125.34
Mana Vault+6% Synergy
$105.77
The One Ring+4% Synergy
$101.75
Mox Diamond+4% Synergy
$1076.87
Farewell+2% Synergy
$5.86
Chrome Mox+2% Synergy
$158.66
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Samurai plan in Kentaro, the Smiling Cat decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Auron, Venerated Guardian+99% Synergy
$0.30
Summon: Yojimbo+99% Synergy
$1.11
Imperial Subduer+78% Synergy
$0.14
Norika Yamazaki, the Poet+76% Synergy
$0.19
Indebted Samurai+76% Synergy
$1.01
Ironsoul Enforcer+74% Synergy
$0.59
Mirror Entity+72% Synergy
$2.06
Samurai of the Pale Curtain+68% Synergy
$0.48
Mothrider Samurai+62% Synergy
$0.12
Impostor of the Sixth Pride+62% Synergy
$0.30
Bloodline Pretender+57% Synergy
$1.69
Universal Automaton+56% Synergy
$0.64
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo+56% Synergy
$6.14
Mentor of the Meek+52% Synergy
$0.39
Irregular Cohort+52% Synergy
$0.38
Sunblade Samurai+50% Synergy
$0.12
God-Eternal Oketra+46% Synergy
$2.97
Alabaster Host Intercessor+39% Synergy
$0.05
The Wandering Rescuer+36% Synergy
$2.44
Silverstorm Samurai+28% Synergy
$0.16
Bushi Tenderfoot+28% Synergy
$0.32
Kitsune Dawnblade+28% Synergy
$0.13
Avian Changeling+25% Synergy
$0.39
Seven-Tail Mentor+21% Synergy
$0.13
Yomiji, Who Bars the Way+16% Synergy
$1.45
Esper Sentinel+15% Synergy
$58.30
Samurai Enforcers+15% Synergy
$0.16
Bygone Bishop+14% Synergy
$0.31
Metallic Mimic+13% Synergy
$2.42
Enduring Innocence+10% Synergy
$4.94
Oswald Fiddlebender+10% Synergy
$1.91
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails+10% Synergy
$0.39
Adaptive Automaton+10% Synergy
$0.42
Ao, the Dawn Sky+10% Synergy
$0.28
Takeno's Cavalry+10% Synergy
$0.12
Sky-Blessed Samurai+10% Synergy
$0.19
Masako the Humorless+9% Synergy
$27.36
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker+8% Synergy
$7.84
Changeling Sentinel+6% Synergy
$0.22
Welcoming Vampire+5% Synergy
$3.00
Roaming Throne+5% Synergy
$52.17
Soul Warden+4% Synergy
$3.51
Luminous Broodmoth+4% Synergy
$1.98
Deep Gnome Terramancer0% Synergy
$8.37
Emeria Shepherd-5% Synergy
$2.35
Archivist of Oghma-7% Synergy
$8.30
Weathered Wayfarer-7% Synergy
$2.07
Grand Abolisher-9% Synergy
$16.47
Keeper of the Accord-9% Synergy
$0.45
Sun Titan-11% Synergy
$0.38
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai deck ahead.
Call to Glory+41% Synergy
$0.17
Flawless Maneuver+28% Synergy
$21.48
Astral Steel+27% Synergy
$0.10
Generous Gift+26% Synergy
$1.62
Stroke of Midnight+23% Synergy
$0.36
Silence+23% Synergy
$8.45
Crib Swap+22% Synergy
$0.29
Mana Tithe+21% Synergy
$0.88
Kabira Takedown+17% Synergy
$0.30
Sejiri Shelter+16% Synergy
$1.64
Lapse of Certainty+16% Synergy
$1.87
Reprieve+15% Synergy
$1.64
Orim's Chant+13% Synergy
$5.78
Hold the Line+11% Synergy
$0.30
Path to Exile+7% Synergy
$1.05
Settle the Wreckage+7% Synergy
$2.61
And They Shall Know No Fear+5% Synergy
$10.50
Angel's Grace+2% Synergy
$6.23
Rebuff the Wicked+1% Synergy
$7.34
Unbreakable Formation+1% Synergy
$1.14
Final Showdown+1% Synergy
$4.85
Heliod's Intervention-1% Synergy
$2.67
Your Temple Is Under Attack-1% Synergy
$0.32
Dawn's Truce-3% Synergy
$8.49
Akroma's Will-7% Synergy
$16.26
Flare of Fortitude-11% Synergy
$3.78
Disenchant-11% Synergy
$0.11
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Samurai game plan forward for Kentaro, the Smiling Cat.
Dusk // Dawn+46% Synergy
$0.32
Search for Glory+20% Synergy
$0.83
Vanquish the Horde+17% Synergy
$0.32
Austere Command+13% Synergy
$0.94
Banishing Slash+13% Synergy
$0.26
Remember the Fallen+13% Synergy
$0.08
Imperial Oath+12% Synergy
$0.13
Idyllic Tutor+11% Synergy
$12.29
Mass Calcify+5% Synergy
$4.63
Brilliant Restoration+4% Synergy
$1.73
Approach of the Second Sun+3% Synergy
$5.75
Secret Rendezvous0% Synergy
$0.26
Ascend from Avernus0% Synergy
$1.92
Gift of Estates-1% Synergy
$1.12
Sevinne's Reclamation-5% Synergy
$0.32
Wrath of God-7% Synergy
$3.32
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai decks.
Gathering Stone+98% Synergy
$0.60
The Wind Crystal+79% Synergy
$5.37
Aetherflux Reservoir+68% Synergy
$23.88
Vanquisher's Banner+64% Synergy
$3.81
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho+62% Synergy
$19.20
Altar of the Brood+51% Synergy
$9.09
Helm of Awakening+49% Synergy
$3.32
Ashnod's Altar+42% Synergy
$15.31
Bontu's Monument+39% Synergy
$5.36
The Immortal Sun+35% Synergy
$12.18
Door of Destinies+33% Synergy
$10.94
Maskwood Nexus+24% Synergy
$2.23
Mind's Eye+22% Synergy
$5.16
Altar of Dementia+20% Synergy
$16.99
Coat of Arms+18% Synergy
$17.99
Scroll Rack+17% Synergy
$30.66
Konda's Banner+17% Synergy
$11.87
Halo Fountain+15% Synergy
$7.24
Seal of the Guildpact+14% Synergy
$0.47
Icon of Ancestry+12% Synergy
$0.32
Mirage Mirror+11% Synergy
$0.61
Ancestral Katana+10% Synergy
$0.24
Investigator's Journal+8% Synergy
$0.22
Stone Calendar+8% Synergy
$14.10
Wedding Ring+7% Synergy
$12.43
Sensei's Divining Top+7% Synergy
$47.01
Blasting Station+6% Synergy
$8.69
Planar Gate+6% Synergy
$74.99
Ring of Three Wishes+6% Synergy
$6.48
Obelisk of Urd+5% Synergy
$3.19
Phyrexian Altar+4% Synergy
$54.11
Banner of Kinship+2% Synergy
$5.68
Archaeomancer's Map-5% Synergy
$1.30
Skullclamp-8% Synergy
$6.62
Lightning Greaves-10% Synergy
$3.93
Sword of the Animist-13% Synergy
$8.14
Swiftfoot Boots-22% Synergy
$2.99
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Samurai strategy in Kentaro, the Smiling Cat decks.
Cathars' Crusade+45% Synergy
$8.57
Enduring Renewal+35% Synergy
$1.54
Folk Hero+32% Synergy
$7.73
Trouble in Pairs+28% Synergy
$29.28
Honor of the Pure+20% Synergy
$0.66
Murmuration+16% Synergy
$0.36
Rally the Ranks+15% Synergy
$0.41
Land Tax+13% Synergy
$13.05
Darksteel Mutation+12% Synergy
$0.50
Monologue Tax+11% Synergy
$1.95
Martyr's Cause+9% Synergy
$0.93
Radiant Destiny+8% Synergy
$0.33
Shared Triumph+7% Synergy
$3.63
Smuggler's Share+4% Synergy
$9.49
Tocasia's Welcome+3% Synergy
$0.67
True Conviction+3% Synergy
$5.04
Tenuous Truce+3% Synergy
$0.40
Brave the Sands+2% Synergy
$6.53
Flowering of the White Tree+1% Synergy
$9.17
Ajani's Welcome-1% Synergy
$1.78
Ghostly Prison-5% Synergy
$3.94
Blind Obedience-5% Synergy
$6.36
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai game plan.
The Eternal Wanderer+28% Synergy
$1.85
The Wandering Emperor+18% Synergy
$4.10
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai decks.
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+44% Synergy
$6.08
War Room+39% Synergy
$1.99
Eiganjo Castle+38% Synergy
$13.37
Inventors' Fair+34% Synergy
$13.08
Buried Ruin+26% Synergy
$0.37
Emeria, the Sky Ruin+22% Synergy
$5.14
Three Tree City+22% Synergy
$24.13
Minas Tirith+20% Synergy
$6.78
Temple of the False God+20% Synergy
$0.32
Vesuva+18% Synergy
$3.47
Urza's Tower+17% Synergy
$0.83
Urza's Mine+17% Synergy
$1.89
Urza's Power Plant+17% Synergy
$2.04
Urza's Workshop+13% Synergy
$18.21
Arch of Orazca+11% Synergy
$0.21
Lotus Field+9% Synergy
$2.93
Monumental Henge+8% Synergy
$0.41
Treasure Vault+8% Synergy
$1.53
Emergence Zone+8% Synergy
$4.34
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+7% Synergy
$49.84
Urza's Saga+7% Synergy
$39.67
Mistveil Plains+7% Synergy
$0.30
Strip Mine+6% Synergy
$20.51
Karoo+4% Synergy
$1.23
Roadside Reliquary+3% Synergy
$0.22
Reliquary Tower+2% Synergy
$2.76
Castle Ardenvale-3% Synergy
$0.25
Windbrisk Heights-6% Synergy
$0.30
Hall of Heliod's Generosity-6% Synergy
$12.14
Rogue's Passage-9% Synergy
$0.36
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai strategy.
Thran Dynamo+34% Synergy
$4.03
Mind Stone+32% Synergy
$0.34
Caged Sun+23% Synergy
$3.83
Arcane Signet+13% Synergy
$0.46
Mox Amber+11% Synergy
$73.71
Extraplanar Lens+9% Synergy
$11.33
Mox Opal+6% Synergy
$229.90
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.18
Mana Crypt+5% Synergy
$43.64
Sol Ring+3% Synergy
$1.40
Everflowing Chalice+3% Synergy
$0.36
Gauntlet of Power+3% Synergy
$3.70
Heraldic Banner-3% Synergy
$0.33
Throne of Eldraine-9% Synergy
$36.37
Lands
The mana base behind Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai decks.
The Mycosynth Gardens+36% Synergy
$0.40
Myriad Landscape+21% Synergy
$0.24
Kabira Takedown+17% Synergy
$0.30
Sejiri Shelter+16% Synergy
$1.64
Path of Ancestry+14% Synergy
$0.32
Cavern of Souls+11% Synergy
$49.78
Urza's Cave+11% Synergy
$0.93
Demolition Field+9% Synergy
$0.52
Snow-Covered Plains+7% Synergy
$0.39
Prismatic Vista+3% Synergy
$39.06
Flagstones of Trokair+2% Synergy
$3.73
Evolving Wilds+1% Synergy
$0.39
Plains-9% Synergy
$0.07
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kentaro, the Smiling Cat: Samurai.
Takeno, Samurai General
Iizuka the Ruthless
Nagao, Bound by Honor
Sensei Golden-Tail
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
Ambrosia Whiteheart
Brimaz, King of Oreskos
G'raha Tia
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
Atalya, Samite Master
Rashida Scalebane
Samwise the Stouthearted
Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior
Prava of the Steel Legion // Radiant, Serra Archangel
Prava of the Steel Legion // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Prava of the Steel Legion // The Prismatic Piper
Prava of the Steel Legion // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Gwaihir, Greatest of the Eagles
Hixus, Prison Warden
Lena, Selfless Champion
Oyobi, Who Split the Heavens
Parhelion II
Thurid, Mare of Destiny
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
Brigone, Soldier of Meletis
Yomiji, Who Bars the Way
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
Qala, Ajani's Pridemate
Sundial, Dawn Tyrant
Bill the Pony
Commander Eesha
Crovax, Ascendant Hero
Daxos, Blessed by the Sun