The distinguishing feature of the English standard playing card is that the Jacks are lansquenets – mighty warriors or foot soldiers. With such a rich and illustrious subject matter, nothing needed to be added that wasn’t already there. All that was needed was to give each of the characters dimension and expression. Nothing was done to disturb the basic foundation of the deck. Rather, conscious decisions were made to preserve and extend the tradition. Each and every card in the WhiteKnuckle Deck is a unique hand rendering in keeping with the style. Where ambiguity gave way to artistic license, reference was made to its ancestor, the French Rouen design.

This Split Spades deck is made in the establishment of a magic class by David Blaine with Studio. The first 10,000 students who enrolled to the class will receive a complimentary gift of this exclusive deck: one signed for collection and one unsigned for use. Colors are randomized and you can't choose what color you will get. The identical Jokers feature an illustration of a bald guy spewing ravens with few of the birds perched on top of the head and trees sprouted from the ears. The two extra cards featured an illustration of Asi Wind's magic book and a step-by-step guide to do Charlier Cut. This Split Spades is marked for order number of a Mnemonica Stack [but the deck comes in New Deck Order].