WoW ForeverTier List

Best One-Hand Weapon for Mages in WoW Forever

Premier Grand Marshal's Mageblade / Premier High Warlord's Spellblade and Ironwood Blade are the S tier one-hand weapons for a DPS Mage in WoW Forever. We graded 13 one-hand weapons S to D for Arcane, Fire and Frost from their stats. BetaMany one-hand weapons were not revealed when we graded this list, so it grades only the one-hand weapons that were.

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STop2 one-hand weaponsBest in slot for this role right nowClick any one-hand weapon for its gradeTap a card for its grade
Premier Grand Marshal's Mageblade / Premier High Warlord's SpellbladeEpic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Mageblade / Premier High Warlord's Spellblade
Ironwood BladeEpic, item level 65Ironwood Blade
Click any one-hand weapon for its gradeTap a card for its grade
AStrong5 one-hand weaponsClose behind the top pick
Premier Grand Marshal's Dirk / Premier High Warlord's RazorEpic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Dirk / Premier High Warlord's Razor
Premier Grand Marshal's Longsword / Premier High Warlord's BladeEpic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Longsword / Premier High Warlord's Blade
Premier Grand Marshal's Swiftblade / Premier High Warlord's QuickbladeEpic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Swiftblade / Premier High Warlord's Quickblade
HeartseekerRare, item level 63Heartseeker
Assassination BladeRare, item level 57Assassination Blade
BSolid1 one-hand weaponGood one-hand weapons to use until a better one turns up
Clever Expeditionary's Spellblade / Darkspear Insurgent's SpellbladeRare, item level 63Clever Expeditionary's Spellblade / Darkspear Insurgent's Spellblade
CSituational2 one-hand weaponsWorth it for a specific need
Scarlet KrisRare, item level 63Scarlet Kris
The Shadowfoot StabberRare, item level 57The Shadowfoot Stabber
DBottom3 one-hand weaponsPlaceholders until something better turns up
Protector's Sword / Legionnaire's SwordRare, item level 63Protector's Sword / Legionnaire's Sword
Sentinel's Blade / Scout's BladeRare, item level 63Sentinel's Blade / Scout's Blade
Blade of Senseless SlaughterRare, item level 62Blade of Senseless Slaughter

What each tier means

  • STop Best in slot for this role right now
  • AStrong Close behind the top pick
  • BSolid Good one-hand weapons to use until a better one turns up
  • CSituational Worth it for a specific need
  • DBottom Placeholders until something better turns up
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Board breakdown

What is the BiS one-hand weapon for a Mage in WoW Forever?

Premier Grand Marshal's Mageblade / Premier High Warlord's Spellblade leads our Mage list at 98.1, with the next best one-hand weapon at 98.0.

Score out of 100 on this list

Can’t get it?Heartseeker

Tradeable

Which crafted one-hand weapon is best for a Mage in WoW Forever?

Ironwood Blade is the best crafted one-hand weapon for a Mage, a Blacksmithing craft at S tier.

Blacksmithing
What one-hand weapons can a Mage pick from in WoW Forever?

Four of the six swords we graded reach S or A tier.

In S or A tier, of each type graded

  • Swords4 of 6
  • Daggers3 of 7
Why are some one-hand weapons missing from the Mage list?

We leave some one-hand weapons off the Mage list, counted by reason below.

  • 52 Weapon types you cannot use
  • 13 Caster weapons on hold
  • 8 Other classes

Examples made for other classes

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