The highest item level main hand weapons a level 21–30 character can wear as a Rogue on the Horde side 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) |
| 3 |  Truncheon | 34 | 29 | 16.6 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Sold by Altsoba Ragetotem (+11 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Noboru's Cudgel | 34 | 29 | 10.5 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Noboru the Cudgel (Swamp of Sorrows) at 100.0% (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Electrocutioner LegCHANGED | 34 | 29 | 22.1 | 1.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Electrocutioner 6000 (Gnomeregan) at 33.3% (vanilla) |
| 6 |  Sequoia Hammer | 33 | 28 | 17.0 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Heartrazor (Thousand Needles) at 1.1% (+385 more) (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Death Speaker ScepterCHANGED | 33 | 28 | 21.4 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Death Speaker Jargba (Razorfen Kraul) at 33.3% (vanilla) |
| 8 |  The Black Knight | 31 | 26 | 19.7 | 1.90 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Solid Chest (Duskwood) at 0.0% (+301 more) (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Looming Gavel | 31 | 26 | 19.8 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Solid Chest (Duskwood) at 0.0% (+301 more) (vanilla) |
| 9 |  Viking Sword | 30 | 25 | 15.6 | 2.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Dragonmaw Battlemaster (Wetlands) at 1.1% (+492 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 | Beazel's Basher | 29 | 24 | 18.4 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Battered Chest (Darkshore) at 0.0% (+312 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 |  Short Cutlass | 29 | 24 | 9.1 | 2.70 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Weapon Crate (Scarlet Monastery) at 6.7% (+680 more) (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Crested ScepterCHANGED | 29 | 24 | 18.3 | 2.60 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Aku'mai Servant at 0.1% (+15 more) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  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) |
| 13 |  Bulky Bludgeon | 28 | 23 | 8.8 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Weapon Crate (Scarlet Monastery) at 6.7% (+680 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 |  Darkwater TalwarCHANGED | 27 | 22 | 17.0 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Lady Sarevess (Blackfathom Deeps) at 33.3% (vanilla) |
| 16 | Heavy Marauder Scimitar | 27 | 22 | 17.1 | 2.40 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Galak Marauder (Thousand Needles) at 0.3% (vanilla) |
| 18 |  Fighter Broadsword | 27 | 22 | 13.9 | 2.80 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Akkrilus (Ashenvale) at 1.3% (+488 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 |  Skeletal Longsword | 27 | 22 | 13.9 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Skeletal Raider (Duskwood) at 0.9% (vanilla) |
| 17 |  Lucine LongswordCHANGED | 27 | 17.2 | 2.50 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: What Comes Around... (vanilla) | |
| 21 | Twisted Sabre | 26 | 21 | 16.7 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Battered Chest (Darkshore) at 0.0% (+348 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 | Sword of the Night SkyCHANGED | 26 | 21 | 13.5 | 1.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Heggin Stonewhisker (The Barrens) at 25.0% (vanilla) |
| 20 |  Baron's ScepterCHANGED | 26 | 21 | 16.7 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Baron Silverlaine (Shadowfang Keep) at 50.0% (vanilla) |
| 22 |  Black Metal Shortsword | 26 | 21 | 13.5 | 1.70 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Bone Chewer (Duskwood) at 0.6% (vanilla) |
| 24 |  Longsword | 26 | 21 | 12.2 | 2.30 | One-Handed Sword | Sold by Ariyell Skyshadow (+12 more) (vanilla) |
| 25 | Phytoblade | 25 | 12.9 | 2.80 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Blisters on The Land (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.