Journeymans Walking Stick (500) - 1HB Tash Proc with Bad Ratio
Silken Whip of Ensnaring (500) - 1HS Snare Proc with Decent Ratio
Truncheon of Doom (20000) - 2HB - 50% Slow Proc with Decent Ratio
Bloodpoint x2 (3500x2) - 1HP Lifetap Proc with Decent Ratio
Frostbringer (3000) - 1HS Threat Weapon (AC Debuff+DD Proc) with Decent Ratio
WESS (2000) - 1HS Threat Weapon (Blind+Disease Counter) with Decent Ratio
Staff of Battle (1000) - 2HB Good DPS Weapon Low Threat
The above is a list of droppable weapons which can be purchased well within your budget. Yes, if you can get an infestation instead of a WESS, do so, as it is definitely preferred, but I feel like its worthwhile to make a list that only includes stuff that can be easily purchased.
Generally speaking there is a few different scenarios you will be using your weapons in.
When playing as the main tank in a raid or full group setting, you mainly going to use your threat weapons. Frostbringer and WESS are relatively cheap, widely available, and effective threat weapons. The blind proc on the WESS can be a little annoying if you are in a grouping scenario and the mob ends up running away, but its circumstantial.
When playing in a duo/trio setting, you want to use your utility weapons to fill in cracks in your group composition. If you are lacking slows, whip out your Truncheon of Doom. If the slow is being resisted, pull out your Journeyman Walking Stick and land a tash first. If you don't have any CC make sure to use your Silken Whip of Ensnaring in the offhand so the mob wont run at low health.
When playing solo, you may need to use many tools at your disposal. The bread and butter is going to be your Truncheon of Doom for a slow, followed by your Blood Points for lifetaps. Keep in mind, once you can use evasive, you should use this on cooldown to minimize the damage incoming; while this reduces your damage by an equal amount, it has no effect on your proc rate. Therefore you can keep procing slows and lifetaps while reducing your oncoming damage. People who are saying to skip the Bloodpoints, obviously haven't tried soloing too much as a warrior 50+... these are SUPER useful. Don't forget to hit the mob with your Silken Whip of Ensnaring before its too low health, so you don't end up getting a bunch of adds. With bind wounds, 50% slow, 7-15 minute cooldown on evasive (depending on your level), decently twinked warriors can do work against the right type of blue cons.
In a raid setting where you aren't the main tank, whip out your Staff of Battle. It has a pretty solid 2H ratio, its cheap, and its low threat so you won't pull threat from a tank who is having trouble procing.
Most of the above weapons aren't best in slot by any stretch of the imagination, but are plenty effective in 99% of situations.
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