The highest item level main hand weapons a level 1–10 character can wear as a Mage start with Enamelled Broadsword (item level 14, uncommon). 64 items fit the slot and band; the top 18 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.
| # | Name | ILvl | Req. | DPS | Speed | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Enamelled Broadsword | 14 | 9 | 7.3 | 2.40 | One-Handed Sword | Sold by Lizzarik (+3 more) (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Pale SkinnerCHANGED | 14 | 9 | 7.3 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Fedfennel (Elwynn Forest) at 30.0% (vanilla) |
| 3 | Feral Blade | 13 | 8 | 6.9 | 2.60 | One-Handed Sword | Sold by Lizzarik (+3 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Commoner's Sword | 13 | 8 | 3.9 | 2.30 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Hidden Strongbox (Alterac Mountains) at 0.6% (+228 more) (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Rodentia Shortsword | 10 | 5 | 4.3 | 2.30 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Tunnel Rat Vermin (Loch Modan) at 2.0% (+1 more) (vanilla) |
| 6 | Stonesplinter Blade | 10 | 5 | 4.5 | 2.00 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Stonesplinter Trogg (Loch Modan) at 2.0% (+1 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 | Well-used Sword | 10 | 4.3 | 2.10 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Bounty on Murlocs (vanilla) | |
| 8 | Rockjaw Blade | 9 | 4 | 3.8 | 2.10 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Rockjaw Ambusher (Dun Morogh) at 4.1% (vanilla) |
| 9 | Short Sabre | 9 | 4 | 3.9 | 1.90 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Bleeding Horror (Tirisfal Glades) at 4.0% (vanilla) |
| 10 | Frostmane Shortsword | 8 | 3 | 3.3 | 2.00 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Frostmane Troll (Dun Morogh) at 4.0% (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Keen MacheteCHANGED | 8 | 3 | 3.3 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Threggil (Teldrassil) at 100.0% (vanilla) |
| 12 | Feeble Sword | 8 | 3 | 2.5 | 2.00 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Battered Chest (Elwynn Forest) at 1.3% (+220 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 | Forsaken Shortsword | 5 | 2.1 | 2.10 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: The Scarlet Crusade (vanilla) | |
| 14 | Militia Shortsword | 5 | 2.0 | 2.50 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Brotherhood of Thieves | |
| 15 | Thistlewood Blade | 5 | 2.0 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Webwood Venom (vanilla) | |
| 16 | Pitted Defias Shortsword | 4 | 1.5 | 2.00 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Defias Thug (Elwynn Forest) at 2.0% (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 17 | Deadman Blade | 3 | 1.2 | 2.50 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Samuel Fipps (Tirisfal Glades) at 2.2% (vanilla) | |
| 18 | Dull Blade | 3 | 1.1 | 1.90 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Bristleback Quilboar (Mulgore) at 2.0% (vanilla) |
Ranked by item level, then quality, among items with a known source: gear nothing drops, sells, rewards or makes yet (raids not yet open, the client's test items) is left out. The class filter keeps what the class can equip at level 10 (armor type, weapon skill, Dual Wield, the item's own class limit); the side filter drops items that only the other side's vendors and quests offer. Source: the best known drop first (a Forever rate at 10+ loots, else the vanilla 1.12 chance), then vendors, quest rewards and the profession that makes it. Reviewed picks: Mage Best in Slot.
Other slots: One-Hand, Two-Hand. Every slot and level.