The highest item level main hand weapons a level 51–60 character can wear as a Rogue 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 |  Verimonde's Last ResortCHANGED | 66 | 43.2 | 1.40 | Dagger | Quest: Superior Armaments of Battle - Exalted Amongst the Dawn (+3 more) (vanilla) | |
| 7 |  Shivsprocket's ShivCHANGED | 65 | 42.7 | 1.50 | Dagger | Quest: The Perfect Poison (vanilla) | |
| 8 |  Simone's Cultivating HammerCHANGED | 65 | 42.5 | 1.80 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: The Perfect Poison (vanilla) | |
| 9 | SagebladeCHANGED | 64 | 59 | 46.4 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 10 |  Cold Forged Hammer | 63 | 41.4 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Hero of the Frostwolf (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 11 |  Sword of Zeal | 63 | 58 | 41.4 | 2.80 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+252 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 |  Mass of McGowan | 62 | 57 | 40.9 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+252 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 |  Battlefell Sabre | 62 | 57 | 37.0 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Foreman Jerris (Western Plaguelands) at 1.1% (+451 more) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Bludstone Hammer | 61 | 56 | 40.2 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Mushgog (Feralas) at 2.6% (+376 more) (vanilla) |
| 15 |  Skullstone Hammer | 61 | 36.3 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: The Corpulent One (vanilla) | |
| 16 |  MindfangCHANGED | 60 | 55 | 43.2 | 1.70 | Dagger | Sold by Rutherford Twing (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 17 | SageclawCHANGED | 60 | 55 | 43.2 | 1.70 | Dagger | Sold by Samuel Hawke (Alliance) (vanilla) |
| 18 |  Blood Talon | 60 | 55 | 39.2 | 1.30 | Fist Weapon | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 19 |  Enchanted Azsharite Felbane Sword | 60 | 35.8 | 2.00 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Enchanted Azsharite Fel Weaponry (vanilla) | |
| 20 |  Black Crystal Dagger | 59 | 35.3 | 1.80 | Dagger | Quest: Wanted - Deathclasp, Terror of the Sands (vanilla) | |
| 21 |  Valiant ShortswordCHANGED | 58 | 34.5 | 2.10 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: Mission Accomplished! (+1 more) (vanilla) | |
| 22 | Linken's Sword of MasteryCHANGED | 56 | 36.9 | 1.80 | One-Handed Sword | Quest: It's Dangerous to Go Alone (vanilla) | |
| 23 |  Beastsmasher | 55 | 32.9 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: The Mighty U'cha (vanilla) | |
| 24 |  Belgrom's Hammer | 55 | 32.9 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Betrayed (vanilla) | |
| 25 |  Grave Scepter | 54 | 32.2 | 1.60 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: Return to Tinkee (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: Rogue Best in Slot.
Other slots: One-Hand, Two-Hand. Every slot and level.