So I barely know anything about MTG but I want to get cards for myself and a couple friends. What's the easiest way to get into this? (I know there's the video game but I wanna go real cards). I see there are two deck starter kits which seem cool, maybe I get one of those for each of us and then some booster packs? Like $30 per person is what I'm going for. Are the starter decks balanced against each other? Is there other stuff I should know?
Commander deck prices on amazon have been running high since last summer. Check https://www.tcgplayer.com/ just search commander decks, they'll have some older stuff still sitting around the $30-40 range. I see someone already explained how it works differently from standard, but Commander is great for multi-player. Just be aware it can lead to some pretty long drawn out games. Like for hours. Which is a lot of fun... until you die and the motherfucker that knocked you out can't close the deal so you gotta sit for an hour waiting for them to finish up when the next card you were gonna draw could've completely won the game for you! Ahem, yeah, fun stuff.