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Best One-Hand Weapon for Protection Paladins in WoW Forever

Greenhammer, Ironwood Blade and Premier Grand Marshal's Warhammer / Premier High Warlord's Battle Mace are the S tier one-hand weapons for a tanking Paladin in WoW Forever. We graded 27 one-hand weapons S to D for Protection 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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STop3 one-hand weaponsBest in slot for this role right nowClick any one-hand weapon for its gradeTap a card for its grade

Epic, item level 65Greenhammer

Epic, item level 65Ironwood Blade

Epic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Warhammer / Premier High Warlord's Battle Mace

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AStrong2 one-hand weaponsClose behind the top pick

Rare, item level 63Guerrilla's Jagged Mace / Darkspear Skirmisher's Bludgeon

Rare, item level 62Mass of McGowan

BSolid8 one-hand weaponsGood one-hand weapons to use until a better one turns up

Epic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Handaxe / Premier High Warlord's Cleaver

Epic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Longsword / Premier High Warlord's Blade

Epic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Punisher / Premier High Warlord's Bludgeon

Epic, item level 65Premier Grand Marshal's Swiftblade / Premier High Warlord's Quickblade

Epic, item level 63Persuader

Rare, item level 63Cold Forged Hammer

Rare, item level 62Blade of Senseless Slaughter

Rare, item level 63Protector's Sword / Legionnaire's Sword

CSituational5 one-hand weaponsWorth it for a specific need

Rare, item level 61Bludstone Hammer

Rare, item level 57Assassination Blade

Rare, item level 55Dawn's Edge

Rare, item level 65Frostbite

Rare, item level 65Stormstrike Hammer

DBottom9 one-hand weaponsPlaceholders until something better turns up

Rare, item level 61Serathil

Rare, item level 63Annihilator

Epic, item level 65Teebu's Blazing Longsword

Rare, item level 63Frostguard

Rare, item level 63Sword of Zeal

Rare, item level 63Masterwork Stormhammer

Rare, item level 57Serenity

Rare, item level 56Blazing Rapier

Rare, item level 55Hanzo Sword

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 Protection Paladin in WoW Forever?

Greenhammer leads our Protection Paladin list at 100, with the next best one-hand weapon at 94.

Score out of 100 on this list

SGreenhammerilvl 65100 of 100
SIronwood Bladeilvl 6594 of 100
SPremier Grand Marshal's Warhammerilvl 6587 of 100
AGuerrilla's Jagged Maceilvl 63Lv 5878 of 100

Can’t get it?

Mass of McGowanA

Persuader

Tradeable

Is the Holy BiS one-hand weapon worth it for a Protection Paladin?

It is close: Premier Grand Marshal's Warhammer / Premier High Warlord's Battle Mace leads for Holy and is S tier here too, but Greenhammer scores higher for Protection.

Changes tierTankHealer
Mass of McGowan: Tank A, Healer C
Blade of Senseless Slaughter: Tank B, Healer D
Protector's Sword: Tank B, Healer D
Cold Forged Hammer: Tank B, Healer A
Assassination Blade: Tank C, Healer B

One-hand weapons left off the list

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

Greenhammer is the best crafted one-hand weapon for a Protection Paladin, a Blacksmithing craft at S tier.

BlacksmithingAlso makes S or AHelm Chest Gloves Belt Legs Boots Off-Hand / Shield

What one-hand weapons can a Protection Paladin pick from in WoW Forever?

For a Protection Paladin, four of the 11 maces we graded reach S or A tier. For the other hand of a Protection Paladin, see the Paladin off-hand list.

In S or A tier, of each type graded

Maces4 of 11
Swords1 of 11
Axes0 of 5

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