The highest item level one-hand weapons a level 41–50 character can wear as a Paladin start with Dawn's Edge (item level 55, rare). 57 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 |  Dawn's Edge | 55 | 50 | 36.4 | 2.10 | One-Handed Axe | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 2 |  Hanzo Sword | 55 | 50 | 36.3 | 1.50 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Solid Chest (The Hinterlands) at 0.0% (+427 more) (vanilla) |
| 3 |  Blesswind Hammer | 55 | 50 | 32.9 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Ysondre (The Hinterlands) at 1.9% (+641 more) (vanilla) |
| 4 |  Corpse Harvester | 55 | 50 | 32.7 | 2.60 | One-Handed Axe | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+629 more) (vanilla) |
| 5 |  Ornate Thorium HandaxeCHANGED | 55 | 50 | 32.6 | 1.90 | One-Handed Axe | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 6 |  Last Year's Mutton | 55 | 50 | 31.5 | 2.00 | One-Handed Mace | Quest: 50 Tickets - Last Year's Mutton (vanilla) |
| 7 |  Hammer of the Northern Wind | 54 | 49 | 39.5 | 2.10 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 0.0% (+355 more) (vanilla) |
| 8 |  Viking Warhammer | 54 | 49 | 35.8 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Solid Chest (The Hinterlands) at 0.0% (+427 more) (vanilla) |
| 9 |  Widow Blade | 54 | 49 | 32.3 | 2.00 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Zaricotl (Badlands) at 1.0% (+629 more) (vanilla) |
| 10 |  Clout Mace | 54 | 49 | 19.3 | 2.30 | One-Handed Mace | Found in Supply Crate (Stratholme) at 2.3% (+643 more) (vanilla) |
| 11 |  Axe of Rin'ji | 53 | 48 | 35.0 | 1.90 | One-Handed Axe | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+376 more) (vanilla) |
| 12 |  Bonesnapper | 53 | 48 | 35.2 | 2.70 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Colossus of Zora (Silithus) at 10.0% (+376 more) (vanilla) |
| 13 |  Legionnaire's Sword | 53 | 48 | 35.2 | 2.70 | One-Handed Sword | Sold by Kelm Hargunth (Horde) (vanilla) |
| 14 |  Protector's Sword | 53 | 48 | 35.2 | 2.70 | One-Handed Sword | Sold by Illiyana Moonblaze (Alliance) (vanilla) |
| 15 |  Smashing Star | 53 | 48 | 31.6 | 2.80 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 16 |  Furbolg Medicine Totem | 52 | 47 | 31.0 | 2.50 | One-Handed Mace | Sold by Gorn One Eye (vanilla) |
| 17 | Moon Cleaver | 52 | 47 | 30.9 | 2.20 | One-Handed Axe | Drops from Foulmane (Western Plaguelands) at 1.0% (+529 more) (vanilla) |
| 18 | Fine Longsword | 52 | 47 | 18.4 | 2.20 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Large Solid Chest (Western Plaguelands) at 20.0% (+647 more) (vanilla) |
| 19 | Rune Sword | 51 | 46 | 30.3 | 1.60 | One-Handed Sword | Drops from Ravasaur Matriarch (Un'Goro Crater) at 0.9% (+495 more) (vanilla) |
| 20 |  Phantom BladeCHANGED | 49 | 44 | 32.5 | 1.60 | One-Handed Sword | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 21 |  Serpent Slicer | 49 | 44 | 32.8 | 2.50 | One-Handed Sword | Found in Solid Chest (Stranglethorn Vale) at 0.0% (+303 more) (vanilla) |
| 22 |  Diamond-Tip Bludgeon | 49 | 44 | 29.2 | 2.40 | One-Handed Mace | Drops from Bloodroar the Stalker (Feralas) at 0.9% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 23 |  Runed Mithril HammerCHANGED | 49 | 44 | 29.1 | 1.60 | One-Handed Mace | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
| 24 | Crescent Edge | 48 | 43 | 28.6 | 2.10 | One-Handed Axe | Drops from Bloodroar the Stalker (Feralas) at 0.9% (+525 more) (vanilla) |
| 25 |  Dazzling Mithril RapierCHANGED | 48 | 43 | 28.5 | 1.70 | One-Handed Sword | Crafted: Blacksmithing |
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 50 (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: Main Hand, Two-Hand. Every slot and level.