Death Cards

Death Cards are playing cards found throughout Call of Duty: World at War. They are attached to helmets and placed on top of vertical rifles. Death Cards are similar to Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare's Intelligence pieces. They each unlock a special ability in co-op play.

Thunder
Mission: Semper Fi (Eight of Hearts)

Effect: Headshots cause enemies to explode

Location: At the very beginning after leaving the shack, you will see another shack to the right. The card is inside.

Hard Headed

Mission: Little Resistance (Four of Clubs)

Effect: Enemies take less bullet damage

Location: At the end of the mission before going into the last building, look to the right. The card is in a corner of bushes.

Suicide King

Mission: Hard Landing (King of Hearts)

Effect: Fire explosive pistol rounds while downed

Location: About halfway through the mission you will see a big building with a mini-trench outside. Enter the building, and go into the lower level. The card is to the right when you go into the room with the stairs.

Cold Dead Hands

Mission: Vendetta (Five of Diamonds)

Effect: Enemies take their weapons with them to the grave

Location: After the sniper section at the first part of the mission, Reznov will lead you through a building. Follow the bar around to the end to find the card.

Sticks & Stones

Mission: Their Land, Their Blood (Joker)

Effect: Your weapon arsenal consists of a knife and rocks

Location: Destroy the tanks, and go through the barn. Search the stalls to your right to find the card.

Vampire

Mission: Burn 'em Out (Queen of Hearts)

Effect: Can only recharge your health by getting kills

Location: Just before the second mortar position is a bunker to the left. The card is inside.

Flak Jacket

Mission: Relentless (Nine of Diamonds)

Effect: Enemies take less explosive damage

Location: At the end of the mission, take either the left or right path. Eventually the paths will reconnect. The card is about halfway down the path.

Body Armor

Mission: Ring of Steel (Jack of Spades)

Effect: Enemies die by headshot only

Location: Enter the asylum, the immediately go to the left. The card is in the far bottom left corner.

Undead Soldier

Mission: Eviction (Ace of Spades)

Effect: Enemies come back from the dead

Location: During the first half of the mission, just after the kitchen area, you will eventually see a room to your right that has a large hole in it. Drop down to find the card.

Painkiller

Mission: Blowtorch & Corkscrew (Ten of Clubs)

Effect: Shoot downed Co-op teammates to revive them

Location: Go to the left as you move toward the second bunker. A Japanese soldier hanging upside down is near the card.

Berserker
Mission: Breaking Point (Three of Diamonds)

Effect: Get three kills in five seconds to become Berserk

Location: Clear all four mortar pits, then go to the small shack in the south of this area. The card is inside.

Paintball
Mission: Heart of the Reich (Six of Clubs)

Effect: Paintball guns

Location: The card is in the closed-off subway entrance across the street from the start of the mission.

Victory
Mission: Downfall (Two of Spades)

Effect: Limits your HUD, turns on friendly fire, and bleed out in half the time

Location: Before you get to the theater, some of your allies will break through a door to your right. The card is past that door.