The highest item level main hand weapons a level 51–60 character can wear as a Paladin 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 |  Runesword of the RedCHANGED | 76 | 60 | 57.3 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Treasure of the Timeless One (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Hammer of Bestial FuryCHANGED | 71 | 60 | 52.4 | 1.90 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Ysondre (The Hinterlands) at 11.1% (+3 more) (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Blade of Eternal JusticeCHANGED | 70 | 60 | 51.5 | 2.30 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Blade of Eternal Justice (vanilla) |
| 6 |  Simone's Cultivating HammerCHANGED | 65 | 42.5 | 1.80 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: The Perfect Poison (vanilla) | |
| 7 | SagebladeCHANGED | 64 | 59 | 46.4 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 8 |  Cold Forged HammerCHANGED | 63 | 41.4 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Hero of the Frostwolf (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 9 |  Sword of Zeal | 63 | 58 | 41.4 | 2.80 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+252 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 |  Mass of McGowan | 62 | 57 | 40.9 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+252 more) (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Battlefell Sabre | 62 | 57 | 37.0 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Foreman Jerris (Western Plaguelands) at 1.1% (+451 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 |  Brann's Trusty Pick | 62 | 37.0 | 2.70 | One-Handed Axe | Quest: Brann Bronzebeard's Lost Letter (vanilla) | |
| 13 |  Bludstone Hammer | 61 | 56 | 40.2 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Mushgog (Feralas) at 2.6% (+376 more) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Skullstone Hammer | 61 | 36.3 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: The Corpulent One (vanilla) | |
| 15 |  Enchanted Azsharite Felbane SwordCHANGED | 60 | 35.8 | 2.00 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Enchanted Azsharite Fel Weaponry (vanilla) | |
| 16 |  Valiant ShortswordCHANGED | 58 | 34.5 | 2.10 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Mission Accomplished! (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 17 | Linken's Sword of MasteryCHANGED | 56 | 36.9 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: It's Dangerous to Go Alone (vanilla) | |
| 18 |  Jagged Axe | 56 | 51 | 20.0 | 1.90 | One-Handed Axe | Found in Supply Crate (Stratholme) at 2.4% (+642 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 |  BeastsmasherCHANGED | 55 | 32.9 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: The Mighty U'cha (vanilla) | |
| 20 |  Belgrom's Hammer | 55 | 32.9 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Betrayed (vanilla) | |
| 21 |  Grave Scepter | 54 | 32.2 | 1.60 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Return to Tinkee (vanilla) | |
| 22 |  Gryphon Rider's Stormhammer | 53 | 31.5 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Saving Sharpbeak (Alliance) (vanilla) | |
| 23 |  Axe of the Ebon Drake | 51 | 30.3 | 1.90 | One-Handed Axe | Quest: Set Them Ablaze! (vanilla) | |
| 24 | Force of the Hippogryph | 51 | 30.4 | 2.40 | One-Handed Axe | Quest: Weapons of Spirit (vanilla) | |
| 25 | Spirit of the Faerie Dragon | 51 | 30.4 | 2.60 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Weapons of Spirit (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. Reviewed picks: Paladin Best in Slot.
Other slots: One-Hand, Two-Hand. Every slot and level.