Kentaro, the Smiling Cat
$2.14
$2.14Legendary 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
$0.16
Hand of Honor+95% Synergy
$0.64
Sensei Golden-Tail+95% Synergy
$1.83
Konda's Hatamoto+93% Synergy
$0.35
Kitsune Blademaster+93% Synergy
$0.14
Selfless Samurai+93% Synergy
$0.31
Inner-Chamber Guard+91% Synergy
$0.30
Semblance Anvil+89% Synergy
$6.92
Opal-Eye, Konda's Yojimbo+89% Synergy
$3.75
Araba Mothrider+100% Synergy
$0.15
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
$0.17
Cloud Key+86% Synergy
$1.70
Cloudstone Curio+82% Synergy
$16.19
Urza's Incubator+81% Synergy
$16.54
Herald's Horn+75% Synergy
$4.39
Mirror Entity+74% Synergy
$1.58
Oketra's Monument+68% Synergy
$6.92
Pearl Medallion+28% Synergy
$4.90
Swords to Plowshares+16% Synergy
$1.19
Game Changers
High-impact bombs that can take over a Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai game on their own.
Enlightened Tutor+50% Synergy
$39.51
Smothering Tithe+22% Synergy
$60.01
Teferi's Protection+12% Synergy
$54.50
Ancient Tomb+7% Synergy
$131.68
Mana Vault+7% Synergy
$112.13
The One Ring+5% Synergy
$104.30
Mox Diamond+4% Synergy
$1118.84
Chrome Mox+3% Synergy
$171.12
Farewell-2% Synergy
$5.28
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
$1.23
Norika Yamazaki, the Poet+78% Synergy
$0.23
Imperial Subduer+78% Synergy
$0.15
Takeno, Samurai General+78% Synergy
$0.77
Ironsoul Enforcer+76% Synergy
$0.79
Indebted Samurai+76% Synergy
$1.31
Samurai of the Pale Curtain+72% Synergy
$0.43
Impostor of the Sixth Pride+66% Synergy
$0.21
Mothrider Samurai+59% Synergy
$0.11
Universal Automaton+59% Synergy
$0.58
Konda, Lord of Eiganjo+56% Synergy
$6.12
Mentor of the Meek+56% Synergy
$0.36
Bloodline Pretender+56% Synergy
$2.41
Irregular Cohort+54% Synergy
$0.42
Sunblade Samurai+51% Synergy
$0.11
God-Eternal Oketra+48% Synergy
$1.88
Alabaster Host Intercessor+40% Synergy
$0.24
The Wandering Rescuer+36% Synergy
$2.09
Kitsune Dawnblade+27% Synergy
$0.15
Silverstorm Samurai+25% Synergy
$0.17
Avian Changeling+25% Synergy
$0.38
Bushi Tenderfoot+25% Synergy
$0.27
Esper Sentinel+19% Synergy
$58.07
Seven-Tail Mentor+19% Synergy
$0.13
Yomiji, Who Bars the Way+17% Synergy
$1.53
Bygone Bishop+15% Synergy
$0.39
Metallic Mimic+13% Synergy
$0.63
Samurai Enforcers+13% Synergy
$0.14
Oswald Fiddlebender+11% Synergy
$2.64
Enduring Innocence+10% Synergy
$4.06
Sky-Blessed Samurai+10% Synergy
$0.24
Adaptive Automaton+9% Synergy
$0.28
Masako the Humorless+9% Synergy
$27.70
Michiko Konda, Truth Seeker+9% Synergy
$8.71
Eight-and-a-Half-Tails+8% Synergy
$0.45
Takeno's Cavalry+8% Synergy
$0.11
Ao, the Dawn Sky+7% Synergy
$0.26
Roaming Throne+6% Synergy
$47.63
Changeling Sentinel+6% Synergy
$0.23
Welcoming Vampire+5% Synergy
$3.08
Soul Warden+4% Synergy
$2.54
Luminous Broodmoth+4% Synergy
$1.82
Deep Gnome Terramancer+1% Synergy
$8.68
Emeria Shepherd-5% Synergy
$3.07
Archivist of Oghma-7% Synergy
$6.42
Weathered Wayfarer-7% Synergy
$2.17
Grand Abolisher-8% Synergy
$17.29
Keeper of the Accord-8% Synergy
$0.45
Sun Titan-10% Synergy
$0.31
Instants
Instant-speed interaction and tricks that keep Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai deck ahead.
Call to Glory+40% Synergy
$0.22
Generous Gift+28% Synergy
$0.69
Flawless Maneuver+28% Synergy
$20.32
Astral Steel+28% Synergy
$0.09
Stroke of Midnight+25% Synergy
$0.32
Silence+23% Synergy
$10.59
Crib Swap+20% Synergy
$0.26
Mana Tithe+18% Synergy
$1.07
Sejiri Shelter+18% Synergy
$1.99
Lapse of Certainty+18% Synergy
$1.42
Kabira Takedown+17% Synergy
$0.27
Reprieve+13% Synergy
$1.31
Orim's Chant+12% Synergy
$5.37
Path to Exile+9% Synergy
$1.09
Hold the Line+8% Synergy
$0.33
Settle the Wreckage+5% Synergy
$2.66
And They Shall Know No Fear+4% Synergy
$11.71
Rebuff the Wicked-1% Synergy
$7.42
Heliod's Intervention-2% Synergy
$5.20
Dawn's Truce-3% Synergy
$8.00
Unbreakable Formation-4% Synergy
$1.10
Akroma's Will-9% Synergy
$14.06
Flare of Fortitude-11% Synergy
$3.54
Sorceries
Sorceries that push the Samurai game plan forward for Kentaro, the Smiling Cat.
Dusk // Dawn+50% Synergy
$0.36
Search for Glory+20% Synergy
$0.77
Vanquish the Horde+17% Synergy
$0.33
Austere Command+14% Synergy
$0.46
Banishing Slash+14% Synergy
$0.28
Remember the Fallen+12% Synergy
$0.10
Idyllic Tutor+11% Synergy
$11.89
Imperial Oath+10% Synergy
$0.14
Mass Calcify+4% Synergy
$4.19
Brilliant Restoration+4% Synergy
$2.10
Approach of the Second Sun+4% Synergy
$3.56
Ascend from Avernus+1% Synergy
$2.47
Secret Rendezvous-1% Synergy
$0.46
Wrath of God-6% Synergy
$3.58
Sevinne's Reclamation-7% Synergy
$0.32
Utility Artifacts
Artifacts that add consistency and utility to Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai decks.
Gathering Stone+98% Synergy
$0.83
The Wind Crystal+79% Synergy
$5.77
Aetherflux Reservoir+68% Synergy
$19.53
Oathkeeper, Takeno's Daisho+63% Synergy
$18.13
Vanquisher's Banner+62% Synergy
$4.76
Altar of the Brood+51% Synergy
$8.47
Helm of Awakening+50% Synergy
$3.84
Ashnod's Altar+46% Synergy
$14.95
Bontu's Monument+40% Synergy
$6.96
The Immortal Sun+36% Synergy
$12.99
Door of Destinies+28% Synergy
$2.83
Mind's Eye+22% Synergy
$5.82
Maskwood Nexus+22% Synergy
$2.26
Altar of Dementia+22% Synergy
$16.89
Halo Fountain+16% Synergy
$6.95
Scroll Rack+16% Synergy
$33.60
Seal of the Guildpact+15% Synergy
$0.47
Coat of Arms+12% Synergy
$18.43
Mirage Mirror+12% Synergy
$0.33
Konda's Banner+12% Synergy
$12.51
Icon of Ancestry+11% Synergy
$0.43
Ancestral Katana+8% Synergy
$0.30
Investigator's Journal+8% Synergy
$0.28
Stone Calendar+8% Synergy
$13.97
Wedding Ring+6% Synergy
$11.42
Blasting Station+6% Synergy
$10.06
Planar Gate+6% Synergy
$78.50
Ring of Three Wishes+6% Synergy
$7.74
Sensei's Divining Top+4% Synergy
$46.92
Phyrexian Altar+4% Synergy
$55.96
Banner of Kinship+2% Synergy
$5.54
Archaeomancer's Map-5% Synergy
$1.16
Skullclamp-10% Synergy
$4.93
Sword of the Animist-12% Synergy
$7.55
Lightning Greaves-15% Synergy
$3.66
Swiftfoot Boots-25% Synergy
$2.46
Enchantments
Enchantments that reinforce the Samurai strategy in Kentaro, the Smiling Cat decks.
Cathars' Crusade+46% Synergy
$8.97
Enduring Renewal+36% Synergy
$1.53
Folk Hero+28% Synergy
$2.13
Trouble in Pairs+28% Synergy
$26.54
Honor of the Pure+16% Synergy
$0.68
Murmuration+16% Synergy
$0.32
Rally the Ranks+14% Synergy
$0.37
Land Tax+13% Synergy
$13.48
Darksteel Mutation+13% Synergy
$0.67
Monologue Tax+10% Synergy
$3.70
Martyr's Cause+10% Synergy
$1.10
Radiant Destiny+7% Synergy
$0.28
Tocasia's Welcome+5% Synergy
$0.59
Smuggler's Share+5% Synergy
$9.05
Tenuous Truce+4% Synergy
$0.40
Brave the Sands+3% Synergy
$6.35
True Conviction0% Synergy
$4.92
Ajani's Welcome-1% Synergy
$2.46
Flowering of the White Tree-4% Synergy
$9.96
Ghostly Prison-6% Synergy
$4.33
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that back up Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai game plan.
The Eternal Wanderer+27% Synergy
$1.63
The Wandering Emperor+17% Synergy
$4.87
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that pull extra weight in Kentaro, the Smiling Cat Samurai decks.
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire+48% Synergy
$5.54
Eiganjo Castle+40% Synergy
$14.95
War Room+39% Synergy
$2.87
Inventors' Fair+36% Synergy
$16.99
Buried Ruin+27% Synergy
$0.36
Emeria, the Sky Ruin+25% Synergy
$5.00
Minas Tirith+22% Synergy
$6.51
Temple of the False God+22% Synergy
$0.29
Three Tree City+22% Synergy
$27.19
Vesuva+18% Synergy
$3.05
Urza's Tower+16% Synergy
$0.77
Urza's Mine+16% Synergy
$1.86
Urza's Power Plant+16% Synergy
$2.04
Arch of Orazca+13% Synergy
$0.25
Urza's Workshop+12% Synergy
$18.54
Monumental Henge+10% Synergy
$0.39
Emergence Zone+9% Synergy
$4.19
Mistveil Plains+8% Synergy
$0.28
Lotus Field+8% Synergy
$2.30
Urza's Saga+6% Synergy
$43.89
Strip Mine+5% Synergy
$23.03
Treasure Vault+5% Synergy
$1.73
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx+4% Synergy
$54.27
Roadside Reliquary+4% Synergy
$0.22
Karoo+3% Synergy
$1.13
Reliquary Tower0% Synergy
$3.36
Castle Ardenvale-1% Synergy
$0.29
Windbrisk Heights-5% Synergy
$0.23
Hall of Heliod's Generosity-6% Synergy
$13.28
Rogue's Passage-12% Synergy
$0.40
Mana Artifacts
Mana rocks and fixing to power out Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai strategy.
Mind Stone+37% Synergy
$0.31
Thran Dynamo+37% Synergy
$4.35
Caged Sun+21% Synergy
$3.57
Arcane Signet+15% Synergy
$0.69
Mox Amber+12% Synergy
$76.28
Extraplanar Lens+10% Synergy
$12.42
Mox Opal+7% Synergy
$241.89
Mana Crypt+6% Synergy
$43.21
Hedron Archive+5% Synergy
$0.24
Everflowing Chalice+4% Synergy
$0.28
Gauntlet of Power+3% Synergy
$4.38
Sol Ring+2% Synergy
$1.84
Heraldic Banner-4% Synergy
$0.36
Throne of Eldraine-9% Synergy
$30.81
Lands
The mana base behind Kentaro, the Smiling Cat's Samurai decks.
The Mycosynth Gardens+37% Synergy
$0.37
Myriad Landscape+23% Synergy
$0.31
Sejiri Shelter+18% Synergy
$1.99
Kabira Takedown+17% Synergy
$0.27
Path of Ancestry+14% Synergy
$0.31
Demolition Field+11% Synergy
$0.27
Cavern of Souls+10% Synergy
$51.61
Urza's Cave+10% Synergy
$0.89
Snow-Covered Plains+9% Synergy
$0.36
Prismatic Vista+4% Synergy
$34.97
Flagstones of Trokair+2% Synergy
$4.23
Plains-11% Synergy
$0.13
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
Samwise the Stouthearted
Ambrosia Whiteheart
Brimaz, King of Oreskos
G'raha Tia
Kwende, Pride of Femeref
Atalya, Samite Master
Rashida Scalebane
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