Digital BW, The Print

I just bought a Epson C86 to begin my B&W printing.  I've purchased 
the Epson archival matte paper. I'm looking at MIS inks, they seem 
to be the cheapest and easy to use (no extra software).  I don't 
want to spend hundreds of dollars swifting through all the differant 
inks.  If someone could direct me in the right direction, or at 
least a starting point, I would greatly appreciate it.  Thank you 
Jeff