Corrupted Slash

The Corrupted Slash is a blue Slash-type attack which serves as the first of Max's starting Weapons.

Effect
Functionally, the Corrupted Slash is very similar to the Steel Slash in that it is a fast blue nonmagic attack with limited range. Its sprite can randomly be replaced with a range of alternatives, giving it a slightly "glitchy" quality, but this is purely graphical, in contrast to the Corrupted Orb which is even more corrupt.

Obtaining
Because it is available as one of Max's permanent weapons, acquiring the Corrupted Slash is as straightforward as defeating Kris Hydrogen in the North Edge to unlock Max.

Trivia

 * Corrupted Slash is actually the strongest Slash-like weapon in the game by pure stats: it is twice as strong as the basic Slash, and even deals slightly more damage than the Kings' Blade, another similar weapon that is less than half as fast. This is counterbalanced by the fact that it can only ever be held by Max, who is otherwise very underpowered due to his low Level and is only playable for a small part of the game.
 * While the Corrupted Slash can eventually achieve the same speed as the Steel Slash, it is in fact slightly slower, and does not reach this maximum speed until a far higher Tier.