I've had this list kicking around since scourge, and ...

[Crater Hellion]

I've had this list kicking around since scourge, and I finally looked at it today and updated it with chalice SB, leaving out spoils. I wanted to post it because I'm formatting my computer now mainly, but it's also an interesting list that I just never played.. it was meant for backup when I had to give back plainswalker's intuitions  
Well, here it is
MonoBlack (almost) Dragon
4 Worldgorger Dragon
2 Squee, Goblin Nabob
1 Sliver Queen
1 Ambassador Laquatus
4 Duress
3 Unmask
2 Animate Dead
4 Dance of the Dead
3 Necromancy
4 Buried Alive
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
3 "metagame slots", I guess. IRL I do 2 verdant force and am testing a 3rd slot as of.. now.
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Dark Ritual
4 Bayou
4 Fetchlands
2 Ancient Tomb
1 Mox Jet
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Lotus Petal
3 Swamp

SB: 2 Verdant Force
SB: 1 Symbiotic Wurm
SB: 3 Naturalize
SB: 3 Xantid Swarm
SB: 3 Reanimate
SB: 3 Chalice of the Void (used to be deeds for additional combat of artifact prison. You can sort of see how my sideboard IS artifact prison hate)

As I said, I've had it kicking around for literally like 4 months so it could probably use updating. I realize that this won't be "new" to anyone since european players have been using swarm in their SB since the last big tourney, but I would never run them in U/B.. only in a deck like this.\n\n

[Jakedasnake]

Sorry to ask this, but have you tested Spoils yet? Do you feel that more speed is needed?

Why is this build better than the standard U/B build, which spots more disruption, search, and answers as the sacrifice of a couple of turns.

Just asking to broaden my knowledge on the subject.

[Crater Hellion]

Ok, I mentioned spoils in my post, and I also mentioned that I have done almost no testing. If there is a reason to consider this build better than u/b, it would be its resilience vs artifact hate, its speed, and its cost effectiveness. Pretty much anyone can take this to a tourney and expect to t8 relatively easily I should think.. unless they were in dulmen or something.

"Why is this build better than the standard U/B build, which spots more disruption, search, and answers as the sacrifice of a couple of turns."

this build is faster, but it's less consistent.

[BreathWeapon]

Is Unmask really worth using over Cabal Therapy? Unmask is card disadvantage and a Misdirection target, I just don't see the reasoning behind using it over Therapy ... the speed difference is marginal at best.

Xantid Swarms

[Mykeatog]

What are your match-ups, how does it do against stax?

[Crater Hellion]

This thread is pretty old, but B/G is still a fresh concept and a damn good one at that. Here's the list now:

4 Worldgorger Dragon
2 Squee, Goblin Nabob
1 Sliver Queen
1 Ambassador Laquatus
4 Duress
3 Cabal Therapy
3 Animate Dead
4 Dance of the Dead
2 Necromancy
4 Buried Alive
1 Demonic Tutor
1 Vampiric Tutor
3 Spoils of the Vault
4 Bazaar of Baghdad
4 Dark Ritual
1 Swamp
5 Fetchlands
2 Ancient Tomb
1 Mox Jet
1 Mox Emerald- it's been every Mox worth testing at one point- Chrome, then Diamond, and finally this.
1 Black Lotus
1 Mana Vault
1 Mana Crypt
1 Sol Ring
1 Lotus Petal
4 Bayou

SB: 3 Verdant Force
SB: 4 Xantid Swarm
SB: 3 Reanimate
SB: 3 Pernicious Deed
SB: 2 Tormod's Crypt

This list is pretty hot right now. It's faster than other combo, packs the necessary hate to steamroll control, and deeds/reanimates/verdants for artifact prison. It obviously isn't losing to aggro anytime soon either.. although r/u fish can actually be a little rough if they know what they're doing and have a good sideboard.