The highest item level main hand weapons a level 51–60 character can wear start with Scepter of the False Prophet (item level 84, epic). 36 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 |  Scepter of the False ProphetCHANGED | 84 | 60 | 66.4 | 1.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from C'Thun (Ahn'Qiraj) at 8.0% (vanilla) |
| 2 |  Sharpened Silithid FemurCHANGED | 78 | 60 | 59.3 | 2.30 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Viscidus (Ahn'Qiraj) at 14.3% (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Fang of KorialstraszCHANGED | 76 | 60 | 57.5 | 1.80 | Dagger | Quest: Treasure of the Timeless One (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Runesword of the RedCHANGED | 76 | 60 | 57.3 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Treasure of the Timeless One (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Hammer of Bestial FuryCHANGED | 71 | 60 | 52.4 | 1.90 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Ysondre (The Hinterlands) at 11.1% (+3 more) (vanilla) |
| 6 |  Blade of Eternal JusticeCHANGED | 70 | 60 | 51.5 | 2.30 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Blade of Eternal Justice (vanilla) |
| 7 | Blade of Vaulted SecretsCHANGED | 70 | 60 | 51.5 | 2.30 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Blade of Vaulted Secrets (vanilla) |
| 8 | Gavel of Infinite WisdomCHANGED | 70 | 60 | 51.5 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Gavel of Infinite Wisdom (vanilla) |
| 9 | Hammer of the Gathering StormCHANGED | 70 | 60 | 51.5 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Hammer of the Gathering Storm (vanilla) |
| 10 | Mace of Unending LifeCHANGED | 70 | 60 | 51.5 | 2.60 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Mace of Unending Life (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Verimonde's Last ResortCHANGED | 66 | 43.2 | 1.40 | Dagger | Quest: Superior Armaments of Battle - Exalted Amongst the Dawn (+3 more) (vanilla) | |
| 12 |  MindfangCHANGED | 65 | 60 | 47.4 | 1.70 | Dagger | Sold by Rutherford Twing (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 13 | SageclawCHANGED | 65 | 60 | 47.4 | 1.70 | Dagger | Sold by Samuel Hawke (Alliance) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Shivsprocket's ShivCHANGED | 65 | 42.7 | 1.50 | Dagger | Quest: The Perfect Poison (vanilla) | |
| 15 |  Simone's Cultivating HammerCHANGED | 65 | 42.5 | 1.80 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: The Perfect Poison (vanilla) | |
| 16 | SagebladeCHANGED | 64 | 59 | 46.4 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 17 |  Cold Forged HammerCHANGED | 63 | 41.4 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Hero of the Frostwolf (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 18 |  Sword of Zeal | 63 | 58 | 41.4 | 2.80 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+252 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 |  Mass of McGowan | 62 | 57 | 40.9 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+252 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 |  Battlefell Sabre | 62 | 57 | 37.0 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Foreman Jerris (Western Plaguelands) at 1.1% (+451 more) (vanilla) |
| 21 |  Brann's Trusty Pick | 62 | 37.0 | 2.70 | One-Handed Axe | Quest: Brann Bronzebeard's Lost Letter (vanilla) | |
| 22 |  Bludstone Hammer | 61 | 56 | 40.2 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Mushgog (Feralas) at 2.6% (+376 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 |  Skullstone Hammer | 61 | 36.3 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: The Corpulent One (vanilla) | |
| 24 |  Blood Talon | 60 | 55 | 39.2 | 1.30 | Fist Weapon | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 25 |  Enchanted Azsharite Felbane SwordCHANGED | 60 | 35.8 | 2.00 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Enchanted Azsharite Fel Weaponry (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 60 (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.
Other slots: One-Hand, Two-Hand. Every slot and level.