Some have used the example that the Ace represents God, and thus the high card. The Ace, though originally the lowest card in value, was switched to the highest value in many decks. The original fame of the Ace of Spades came because in games like Poker, where you can assign a value to a suit so that you know which hand beats which if there are duplicates, the Spades were considered the highest suit.
However, the infamy presented by this card is a relatively recent phenomenon, as the history of playing cards goes. However, perhaps the most famous playing card in the entire deck is the Ace of Spades.
54 cards, with 4 suits and 2 optional Jokers is the standard makeup, and it includes all the usual playing card celebrities like the Suicide King and the One-Eyed Jacks (or the knaves if you prefer).
Anyone who’s ever sat down at a Blackjack table or passed a friendly and endless game of War has seen a deck of cards.
