Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
$2.23
$2.23Legendary 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+97% Synergy
$0.13
Hand of Honor+95% Synergy
$0.50
Sensei Golden-Tail+95% Synergy
$1.85
Konda's Hatamoto+93% Synergy
$0.33
Kitsune Blademaster+93% Synergy
$0.16
Selfless Samurai+93% Synergy
$0.33
Inner-Chamber Guard+91% Synergy
$0.32
Semblance Anvil+89% Synergy
$6.24
Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo+89% Synergy
$4.09
Araba Mothrider+100% Synergy
$0.16
Top Cards
The staple cards most Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai decks run as their core.
Nagao, Bound by Honor+87% Synergy
$0.23
Eiganjo Exemplar+87% Synergy
$0.21
Cloud Key+86% Synergy
$1.57
Cloudstone Curio+82% Synergy
$17.26
Urza's Incubator+81% Synergy
$19.77
Herald's Horn+75% Synergy
$5.75
Mirror Entity+74% Synergy
$2.18
Oketra's Monument+68% Synergy
$5.33
Pearl Medallion+28% Synergy
$6.51
Swords to Plowshares+16% Synergy
$0.88
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai game on their own.
Enlightened Tutor+50% Synergy
$38.48
Smothering Tithe+22% Synergy
$57.12
Teferi's Protection+12% Synergy
$45.85
Ancient Tomb+7% Synergy
$119.25
Mana Vault+7% Synergy
$115.65
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$115.41
Mox Diamond+4% Synergy
$1108.66
Chrome Mox+3% Synergy
$167.03
Farewell-2% Synergy
$6.20
Creatures
Creatures that carry the Samurai plan in Kentaro, the Smiling Cat decks, from early pressure to payoff.
Auron, Venerated Guardian+99% Synergy
$0.25
Summon: Yojimbo+99% Synergy
$0.87
Norika Yamazaki, the Poet+78% Synergy
$0.24
Imperial Subduer+78% Synergy
$0.16
Takeno, Samurai General+78% Synergy
$0.75
Ironsoul Enforcer+76% Synergy
$1.03
Indebted Samurai+76% Synergy
$1.21
Samurai of the Pale Curtain+72% Synergy
$0.41
Impostor of the Sixth Pride+66% Synergy
$0.23
Mothrider Samurai+59% Synergy
$0.10
Universal Automaton+59% Synergy
$0.66
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo+56% Synergy
$6.28
Mentor of the Meek+56% Synergy
$4.77
Bloodline Pretender+56% Synergy
$2.44
Irregular Cohort+54% Synergy
$0.36
Sunblade Samurai+51% Synergy
$0.09
God-Eternal Oketra+48% Synergy
$1.70
Alabaster Host Intercessor+40% Synergy
$0.19
The Wandering Rescuer+36% Synergy
$2.13
Kitsune Dawnblade+27% Synergy
$0.16
Silverstorm Samurai+25% Synergy
$0.27
Avian Changeling+25% Synergy
$0.33
Bushi Tenderfoot+25% Synergy
$0.25
Esper Sentinel+19% Synergy
$58.41
Seven-Tail Mentor+19% Synergy
$0.19
Yomiji, Who Bars the Way+17% Synergy
$1.71
Bygone Bishop+15% Synergy
$0.40
Metallic Mimic+13% Synergy
$1.38
Samurai Enforcers+13% Synergy
$0.14
Oswald Fiddlebender+11% Synergy
$2.93
Enduring Innocence+10% Synergy
$3.15
Sky-Blessed Samurai+10% Synergy
$0.13
Adaptive Automaton+9% Synergy
$0.43
Masako the Humorless+9% Synergy
$22.86
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker+9% Synergy
$9.76
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails+8% Synergy
$0.38
Takeno's Cavalry+8% Synergy
$0.11
Ao, the Dawn Sky+7% Synergy
$0.28
Roaming Throne+6% Synergy
$52.83
Changeling Sentinel+6% Synergy
$0.19
Welcoming Vampire+5% Synergy
$3.45
Soul Warden+4% Synergy
$3.41
Luminous Broodmoth+4% Synergy
$1.76
Deep Gnome Terramancer+1% Synergy
$8.38
Emeria Shepherd-5% Synergy
$2.53
Archivist of Oghma-7% Synergy
$6.71
Weathered Wayfarer-7% Synergy
$2.23
Grand Abolisher-8% Synergy
$18.88
Keeper of the Accord-8% Synergy
$0.59
Sun Titan-10% Synergy
$0.34
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai deck ahead.
Call to Glory+40% Synergy
$0.27
Generous Gift+28% Synergy
$0.94
Flawless Maneuver+28% Synergy
$9.28
Astral Steel+28% Synergy
$0.10
Stroke of Midnight+25% Synergy
$0.19
Silence+23% Synergy
$10.18
Crib Swap+20% Synergy
$0.27
Mana Tithe+18% Synergy
$0.78
Sejiri Shelter+18% Synergy
$2.31
Lapse of Certainty+18% Synergy
$1.44
Kabira Takedown+17% Synergy
$0.26
Reprieve+13% Synergy
$2.01
Orim's Chant+12% Synergy
$6.11
Path to Exile+9% Synergy
$0.69
Hold the Line+8% Synergy
$0.31
Settle the Wreckage+5% Synergy
$0.45
And They Shall Know No Fear+4% Synergy
$10.29
Rebuff the Wicked-1% Synergy
$6.87
Heliod's Intervention-2% Synergy
$3.04
Dawn's Truce-3% Synergy
$9.88
Unbreakable Formation-4% Synergy
$1.44
Akroma's Will-9% Synergy
$16.81
Flare of Fortitude-11% Synergy
$5.05
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Samurai game plan forward for Kentaro, the Smiling Cat.
Dusk // Dawn+50% Synergy
$0.33
Search for Glory+20% Synergy
$0.62
Vanquish the Horde+17% Synergy
$0.31
Austere Command+14% Synergy
$0.35
Banishing Slash+14% Synergy
$0.20
Remember the Fallen+12% Synergy
$0.17
Idyllic Tutor+11% Synergy
$12.76
Imperial Oath+10% Synergy
$0.08
Mass Calcify+4% Synergy
$3.67
Brilliant Restoration+4% Synergy
$1.46
Approach of the Second Sun+4% Synergy
$6.27
Ascend from Avernus+1% Synergy
$2.43
Secret Rendezvous-1% Synergy
$0.36
Wrath of God-6% Synergy
$3.93
Sevinne's Reclamation-7% Synergy
$0.40
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai decks.
Gathering Stone+98% Synergy
$0.43
The Wind Crystal+79% Synergy
$7.48
Aetherflux Reservoir+68% Synergy
$21.72
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho+63% Synergy
$15.94
Vanquisher's Banner+62% Synergy
$5.11
Altar of the Brood+51% Synergy
$9.71
Helm of Awakening+50% Synergy
$2.87
Ashnod's Altar+46% Synergy
$16.64
Bontu's Monument+40% Synergy
$4.60
The Immortal Sun+36% Synergy
$12.97
Door of Destinies+28% Synergy
$2.45
Mind's Eye+22% Synergy
$5.56
Maskwood Nexus+22% Synergy
$3.08
Altar of Dementia+22% Synergy
$17.15
Halo Fountain+16% Synergy
$7.20
Scroll Rack+16% Synergy
$30.89
Seal of the Guildpact+15% Synergy
$0.42
Coat of Arms+12% Synergy
$19.25
Mirage Mirror+12% Synergy
$0.29
Konda's Banner+12% Synergy
$11.84
Icon of Ancestry+11% Synergy
$0.38
Ancestral Katana+8% Synergy
$0.23
Investigator's Journal+8% Synergy
$0.30
Stone Calendar+8% Synergy
$14.85
Wedding Ring+6% Synergy
$12.16
Blasting Station+6% Synergy
$12.27
Planar Gate+6% Synergy
$74.92
Ring of Three Wishes+6% Synergy
$7.43
Sensei's Divining Top+4% Synergy
$40.31
Phyrexian Altar+4% Synergy
$53.98
Banner of Kinship+2% Synergy
$7.41
Archaeomancer's Map-5% Synergy
$1.12
Skullclamp-10% Synergy
$5.18
Sword of the Animist-12% Synergy
$5.42
Lightning Greaves-15% Synergy
$4.10
Swiftfoot Boots-25% Synergy
$1.98
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Samurai strategy in Kentaro, the Smiling Cat decks.
Cathars' Crusade+46% Synergy
$9.12
Enduring Renewal+36% Synergy
$1.62
Folk Hero+28% Synergy
$0.45
Trouble in Pairs+28% Synergy
$26.30
Honor of the Pure+16% Synergy
$0.81
Murmuration+16% Synergy
$0.35
Rally the Ranks+14% Synergy
$0.36
Land Tax+13% Synergy
$16.51
Darksteel Mutation+13% Synergy
$1.01
Monologue Tax+10% Synergy
$1.08
Martyr's Cause+10% Synergy
$1.98
Radiant Destiny+7% Synergy
$0.29
Tocasia's Welcome+5% Synergy
$1.13
Smuggler's Share+5% Synergy
$10.65
Tenuous Truce+4% Synergy
$0.40
Brave the Sands+3% Synergy
$6.13
True Conviction0% Synergy
$3.88
Ajani's Welcome-1% Synergy
$3.05
Flowering of the White Tree-4% Synergy
$8.68
Ghostly Prison-6% Synergy
$6.11
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai game plan.
The Eternal Wanderer+27% Synergy
$2.11
The Wandering Emperor+17% Synergy
$4.32
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai decks.
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+48% Synergy
$6.13
Eiganjo Castle+40% Synergy
$14.88
War Room+39% Synergy
$5.22
Inventors' Fair+36% Synergy
$14.54
Buried Ruin+27% Synergy
$0.37
Emeria, the Sky Ruin+25% Synergy
$7.39
Minas Tirith+22% Synergy
$6.72
Temple of the False God+22% Synergy
$0.32
Three Tree City+22% Synergy
$29.95
Vesuva+18% Synergy
$3.83
Urza's Tower+16% Synergy
$1.09
Urza's Mine+16% Synergy
$1.15
Urza's Power Plant+16% Synergy
$2.35
Arch of Orazca+13% Synergy
$0.34
Urza's Workshop+12% Synergy
$20.15
Monumental Henge+10% Synergy
$0.55
Emergence Zone+9% Synergy
$4.09
Mistveil Plains+8% Synergy
$0.27
Lotus Field+8% Synergy
$2.61
Urza's Saga+6% Synergy
$38.48
Strip Mine+5% Synergy
$21.00
Treasure Vault+5% Synergy
$2.57
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$45.74
Roadside Reliquary+4% Synergy
$0.30
Karoo+3% Synergy
$1.12
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$4.23
Castle Ardenvale-1% Synergy
$0.26
Windbrisk Heights-5% Synergy
$0.30
Hall of Heliod's Generosity-6% Synergy
$10.65
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.77
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai strategy.
Mind Stone+37% Synergy
$0.34
Thran Dynamo+37% Synergy
$4.36
Caged Sun+21% Synergy
$3.87
Arcane Signet+15% Synergy
$0.49
Mox Amber+12% Synergy
$86.61
Extraplanar Lens+10% Synergy
$13.30
Mox Opal+7% Synergy
$229.58
Mana Crypt+6% Synergy
$40.70
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.25
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.30
Gauntlet of Power+3% Synergy
$4.09
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.34
Heraldic Banner-4% Synergy
$0.36
Throne of Eldraine-9% Synergy
$29.40
Lands
The mana base behind Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai decks.
The Mycosynth Gardens+37% Synergy
$0.33
Myriad Landscape+23% Synergy
$0.34
Sejiri Shelter+18% Synergy
$2.31
Kabira Takedown+17% Synergy
$0.26
Path of Ancestry+14% Synergy
$0.27
Demolition Field+11% Synergy
$0.31
Cavern of Souls+10% Synergy
$51.06
Urza's Cave+10% Synergy
$2.58
Snow-Covered Plains+9% Synergy
$0.39
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$30.56
Flagstones of Trokair+2% Synergy
$3.40
Plains-11% Synergy
$0.06
Similar Commanders
The following Commanders share a similar playing style, strategy, or theme like Kentaro, the Smiling Cat: Samurai.
Takeno, Samurai General
Sensei Golden-Tail
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo
Nagao, Bound by Honor
Iizuka the Ruthless
Samwise the Stouthearted
Raiyuu, Storm's Edge
Peri Brown
Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Ao, the Dawn Sky
The War Doctor // Donna Noble
Ambrosia Whiteheart
Brimaz, King of Oreskos
G'raha Tia
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
Atalya, Samite Master
Rashida Scalebane
Urdnan, Dromoka Warrior
Francisco, Fowl Marauder // Tymna the Weaver
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
Tameshi, Reality Architect
Thurid, Mare of Destiny
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Rebbec, Architect of Ascension
Radiant, Serra Archangel // Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Baldin, Century Herdmaster
Brigone, Soldier of Meletis
Tayam, Luminous Enigma
Yomiji, Who Bars the Way
Anafenza, Unyielding Lineage