New to this game

[Mblitz]

I am buying my first ever magic cards! What packs or expansions should I get if I am a total newb?

[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]

M12 is a nice, balanced set. DKA has a bunch of beast cards to start a deck around, or improve a existing deck. Anything from Kamigawa I give my seal of ninjawsomeness🔨

[Mblitz]

Ok thanks is there any accessories I should get like a guide book?

[loop-s-pool]

Welcome to MtG, the most fun and interesting hobby youll have in a long time . No guidebook, but MTG Salvation, tappedout.com, and this app are all great places to get your feet wet in the wonderful world of Magic. A deck builders starter kit is something that is sold in stores. Not sure what's inside it however. Right now I'm assuming you're going into standard so I'd recomend buying a booster box of Innistrad and seeing where you can go from there depending on how lucky your pulls are. If you can I'd reccomend going into either a spirit, Vampire, zombie, or Werewolf deck, because they are simple to understand and strong. If you have question on rulings you can consult the ruling section of the forum and well be happy to help.

[Mblitz]

Yea my last hobby got me sent away from home! >.< boarding school! I have like 20 dollars to spend on cards tomarrow... But I start work monday and should have some extra cash! Also, is there anyway I can get a checklist of all mtg cards? Thanks

[loop-s-pool]

Yea my last hobby got me sent away from home! >.< boarding school! I have like 20 dollars to spend on cards tomarrow... But I start work monday and should have some extra cash! Also, is there anyway I can get a checklist of all mtg cards? Thanks

What was your last hobby? I'm curious. Yes there is, but you'd have to buy a fat pack of magic cards. It's not so much a collection (magic the GATHERING, I know but that was like 95.) as it is a deckbuilding game. Id buy 3 packs innistrand and 1 of whatever you feel like, as long as its Magic 2012, Scars of mirrodin, New Phyrexia, Mirrodin Besieged, Dark ascension, or another pack of innistrand. This will ensure it is standard playable.

[XFatal]

Yea my last hobby got me sent away from home! >.< boarding school! I have like 20 dollars to spend on cards tomarrow... But I start work monday and should have some extra cash! Also, is there anyway I can get a checklist of all mtg cards? Thanks

Checklists of certain expansion sets are found in their respective $40.00 "Fat Packs". Seeing as how you have $20.00 to start with, I'd either buy a deck builders toolkit, which has 285 cards in it, or a $13.00 pre-made deck, then get a few booster packs to help make it better.

Welcome to the game!

[Mblitz]

Lol k last hobbies were computer games and lots of pills! not fun life

[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]

Standard? Pshaw. When I started playing my play group played anything goes😉
Especially Kamigawa👍

[Mblitz]

Do they do tournaments in Louisiana?

[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]

I'm sure

[loop-s-pool]

This guy has $20 not $1000. Legacy is almost never going to be the best format to join when you're new. I haven't heard of legacy FNM's either. Kawigama is too weeaboo-like for me anyway.

[Mblitz]

I am going to buy a deck building kit and a booster pack what's an extra few bucks anyways>.<

[loop-s-pool]

Deckbuilding kit is a great start. WoW I'm assuming. 

[Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker]

Ahhh, screw u l-s-p. it's easier to focus on the Pownageness of cards than the set they were in 🔨