The highest item level main hand weapons a level 11–20 character can wear as a Rogue start with Evocator's Blade (item level 25, rare). 71 items fit the slot and band; the top 25 are ranked here by item level, then quality, not by simulation.
| # | Name | ILvl | Req. | DPS | Speed | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Evocator's BladeCHANGED | 25 | 20 | 16.3 | 1.60 | Dagger | Drops from Skittering Crustacean (Blackfathom Deeps) at 0.1% (+23 more) (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Wicked Spiked Mace | 25 | 20 | 12.8 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Defias Night Runner (Duskwood) at 1.0% (+2 more) (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Flail | 25 | 20 | 11.8 | 2.20 | One-Handed Mace | Sold by Ariyell Skyshadow (+13 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Right-Handed Claw | 25 | 20 | 11.7 | 1.50 | Fist Weapon | Sold by Ariyell Skyshadow (+1 more) (Alliance) (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Smotts' Cutlass | 25 | 20 | 11.6 | 1.90 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Negolash at 100.0% (vanilla) |
| 6 |  Shadowfang | 24 | 19 | 15.6 | 2.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Lupine Horror (Shadowfang Keep) at 0.1% (+8 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Skeletal Club | 24 | 19 | 15.6 | 2.60 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Eroded Anubisath Warbringer (The Barrens) at 1.9% (+403 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 |  Block MalletCHANGED | 24 | 19 | 12.2 | 1.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Boss Galgosh (Loch Modan) at 35.0% (vanilla) |
| 9 |  Bluegill Kukri | 24 | 19 | 12.3 | 2.80 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Bluegill Warrior (Wetlands) at 1.5% (vanilla) |
| 10 |  Bruiser ClubCHANGED | 24 | 19 | 12.3 | 2.20 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Rot Hide Bruiser (Silverpine Forest) at 25.0% (vanilla) |
| 11 | Decapitating Sword | 24 | 19 | 12.3 | 2.60 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Humar the Pridelord (The Barrens) at 1.6% (+547 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 |  Jagged Star | 24 | 19 | 12.3 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Humar the Pridelord (The Barrens) at 1.6% (+547 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 |  Warped Blade | 24 | 19 | 7.2 | 1.60 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Large Iron Bound Chest (Gnomeregan) at 1.2% (+315 more) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Goblin HammerFOREVER | 23 | 18 | 15.3 | 2.00 | One-Handed Mace | Sold by #268575 |
| 15 | Shadowhide Mace | 22 | 17 | 11.1 | 2.20 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Shadowhide Gnoll (Redridge Mountains) at 1.0% (vanilla) |
| 16 | Stout Battlehammer | 22 | 17 | 10.9 | 2.30 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Apothecary Falthis (Ashenvale) at 1.7% (+502 more) (vanilla) |
| 17 | Bludgeoning Cudgel | 22 | 17 | 6.7 | 1.80 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Large Iron Bound Chest (Gnomeregan) at 1.2% (+315 more) (vanilla) |
| 18 |  Buzzer BladeCHANGED | 21 | 16 | 14.0 | 1.50 | Dagger | Drops from Sneed's Shredder (The Deadmines) at 90.0% (vanilla) |
| 19 |  Blackrock Mace | 21 | 16 | 10.6 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Blackrock Sentry (Redridge Mountains) at 3.0% (+1 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 | Scimitar of AtunCHANGED | 21 | 16 | 10.6 | 2.60 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Murloc Scout (Redridge Mountains) at 1.0% (+1 more) (vanilla) |
| 21 | Hardwood Cudgel | 20 | 10.0 | 2.60 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Mathystra Relics (vanilla) | |
| 22 | Barbed Club | 19 | 14 | 9.6 | 2.30 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Firecaller Radison (Darkshore) at 1.7% (+505 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 |  Gnoll PunisherCHANGED | 19 | 14 | 9.6 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Redridge Brute (Redridge Mountains) at 1.0% (+1 more) (vanilla) |
| 24 |  Gnoll Skull Basher | 19 | 14 | 9.6 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Redridge Basher (Redridge Mountains) at 1.4% (vanilla) |
| 25 | Stock Shortsword | 19 | 14 | 5.8 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Weapon Crate (The Barrens) at 10.0% (+315 more) (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 20 (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: Rogue Best in Slot.
Other slots: One-Hand, Two-Hand. Every slot and level.