Ace of spades
（重定向自Spadille）
![Ace of spades](/Images/godic/202502/12/01_of_spades_A.svg4625.png")
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![Florence La Badie on the Ace of Spades card.](/Images/godic/202502/12/Florence_La_Badie_M.J._Moriarty_Playing_Card4625.jpg")
![US Army footage from 'Operation Baker' 1967 showing US troops putting Ace of Spades in the mouths of dead VietCong/NLF (can be seen 1:53 min:sec & 2:34 min:sec into the video footage)](/Images/godic/202502/12/-OperationBaker1967Vietcongaceofspades.ogg4625.jpg")
The ace of spades (also known as the spadille) is traditionally the highest card in the deck of playing cards, at least in English-speaking countries. The actual value of the card varies from game to game. In legend and folklore, it is also known as the death card.