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Okay, a friend of mine and I want to start playing Magic, so we are looking for interesting Intro starter decks. But there are so many, like some for Innistrad, New Phyrexia, Mirrodin Besieged etc.
So my question is: As two beginners, can one of us choose a intro deck from Innistrad (e.g. Carnival of Blood) and one of us one from Mirrodin Besieged (e.g. Doom Inevitable) so that we can play against each other, or should the both of us choose intro decks that are directly related to each other (e.g. Innistrad - Carnival of Blood + Eldritch Onslaught).
Regards 
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B Smith
United States
Boston
Massachusetts
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Using decks from the same set will help avoid situations where one deck has a threat that the other deck can't handle. For example, Mirrodin sets have a lot of artifacts, so they have more cards than usual that destroy artifacts. Innistrad has a normal number of artifacts and so there are fewer ways to get rid of them too. If a Mirrodin deck has a big threatening artifact, an Innistrad deck might have a tough time dealing with it.
This is just a caveat, though. You definitely can play with decks from different sets. If they appeal to you more, go for it! But you don't care so much which specific deck you play, I would encourage you pick intro decks from the same set.
Hope this helps.
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Jerry Martin
United States
Loveland
Colorado
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I agree with what you say, but really it shouldn't be that big of a deal. You can always change the deck a bit to suit your situation. And if your buddy beat you 10 times with the same card maybe you can ask that he takes it out for a bit to make things fair.
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Behrooz Shahriari
United Kingdom
Glasgow
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Personally, I'd buy 4 theme decks from eBay from older sets. I bought 4 Lorwyn decks about 9 months ago for £10 and if you're not going to play competitively, older cards don't have any less value than newer ones.
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Royce Last name
United States
Houston
Texas
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I know you're getting started but the best way to learn is to just jump in. Get what appeals to you since that will keep you more interested as you learn. The 2012 Core sets are pretty good overall sets too. Get an intro deck to get a good understanding of the game and then it would be great to get a Deck Builders tool kit it's a big box with 200+ cards that helps you with building decks since that's what the game is mostly about anyway and cost about $20. The Fat Packs are good too but run to about $40. I'm newer to the game too and really got a lot of value from a Deck Builder's Tool Kit (Target typically has a good selection)
If you want to learn more about deck building it's good to ask other players but I know plenty of them are very stand off-ish, if you have the extra money an event deck or a specialty deck like "Graveborn" can be great to get you thinking about how to shape a good deck. My wife got "Graveborn" and it's a beast. Everytime we play that deck wins 75% of the time, but it got me thinking about building a better deck.
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Clement Tey
Singapore
Singapore
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Check out the Duel Decks. $20 and they come with 2 decks balanced against each other.
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Forget the intros (Unless you plan on using them at FMN events or something), or atleast reconsider. If neither of you have ever played Magic before but aren't new to the cardgame/boardgame scene, then try Duel Decks. You can find much more interesting cards and the decks are designed to duel each other. Also this way if you decide you don't like Magic, then at the very least you have a two player card game.
If you find that you like Magic and want to get started building your own decks, I HIGHLY recommend the Deckbuilder's Toolkit. For $20 you get enough land to build a deck of any color, and a very nice chunk of cards to get you started.
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