The highest item level main hand weapons a level 21–30 character can wear as a Rogue start with Swinetusk Shank (item level 35, rare). 33 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 |  Swinetusk ShankCHANGED | 35 | 30 | 23.0 | 1.50 | Dagger | Drops from Agathelos the Raging (Razorfen Kraul) at 50.0% (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Right-Handed Blades | 35 | 30 | 17.3 | 1.50 | Fist Weapon | Sold by Ariyell Skyshadow (+1 more) (Alliance) (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Electrocutioner LegCHANGED | 34 | 29 | 22.1 | 1.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Electrocutioner 6000 (Gnomeregan) at 33.3% (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Truncheon | 34 | 29 | 16.6 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Sold by Altsoba Ragetotem (+11 more) (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Noboru's Cudgel | 34 | 29 | 10.5 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Noboru the Cudgel (Swamp of Sorrows) at 100.0% (vanilla) |
| 6 |  Death Speaker ScepterCHANGED | 33 | 28 | 21.4 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Death Speaker Jargba (Razorfen Kraul) at 33.3% (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Sequoia Hammer | 33 | 28 | 17.0 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+385 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 |  Looming Gavel | 31 | 26 | 19.8 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Solid Chest (Duskwood) at 0.0% (+301 more) (vanilla) |
| 9 |  The Black Knight | 31 | 26 | 19.7 | 1.90 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Solid Chest (Duskwood) at 0.0% (+301 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 |  Viking Sword | 30 | 25 | 15.6 | 2.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Dragonmaw Battlemaster (Wetlands) at 1.1% (+492 more) (vanilla) |
| 11 | Beazel's Basher | 29 | 24 | 18.4 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Battered Chest (Darkshore) at 0.0% (+312 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 |  Crested ScepterCHANGED | 29 | 24 | 18.3 | 2.60 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Aku'mai Servant at 0.1% (+15 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 |  Short Cutlass | 29 | 24 | 9.1 | 2.70 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Weapon Crate (Scarlet Monastery) at 6.7% (+680 more) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Bulky Bludgeon | 28 | 23 | 8.8 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Weapon Crate (Scarlet Monastery) at 6.7% (+680 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 |  Large Bear Bone | 28 | 23 | 8.8 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Diseased Black Bear (Western Plaguelands) at 15.0% (+14 more) (vanilla) |
| 16 |  Darkwater TalwarCHANGED | 27 | 22 | 17.0 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Lady Sarevess (Blackfathom Deeps) at 33.3% (vanilla) |
| 17 | Heavy Marauder Scimitar | 27 | 22 | 17.1 | 2.40 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Galak Marauder (Thousand Needles) at 0.3% (vanilla) |
| 18 |  Lucine LongswordCHANGED | 27 | 17.2 | 2.50 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: What Comes Around... (vanilla) | |
| 19 |  Fighter Broadsword | 27 | 22 | 13.9 | 2.80 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Akkrilus (Ashenvale) at 1.3% (+488 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 |  Skeletal Longsword | 27 | 22 | 13.9 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Skeletal Raider (Duskwood) at 0.9% (vanilla) |
| 21 |  Baron's ScepterCHANGED | 26 | 21 | 16.7 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Baron Silverlaine (Shadowfang Keep) at 50.0% (vanilla) |
| 22 | Twisted Sabre | 26 | 21 | 16.7 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Battered Chest (Darkshore) at 0.0% (+348 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 |  Black Metal Shortsword | 26 | 21 | 13.5 | 1.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Bone Chewer (Duskwood) at 0.6% (vanilla) |
| 24 | Sword of the Night SkyCHANGED | 26 | 21 | 13.5 | 1.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Heggin Stonewhisker (The Barrens) at 25.0% (vanilla) |
| 25 |  Longsword | 26 | 21 | 12.2 | 2.30 | One-Handed Sword | Sold by Ariyell Skyshadow (+12 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 30 (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.