Shuriken Catapult

The primary category of Eldar small arms is the Shuriken Catapult. A gun that fires bursts of hypervelocity wraithbone ninja stars. Its actual effectiveness is greatly inconsistent throughout the fluff, depending on the source material. On the tabletop, the Shuriken Catapult is just as effective as a Bolter. It should be noted that, according to the earliest versions of the game, the Shuriken Catapult was available to nearly every army (just like most basic weapons) including Imperials. The weapon works by shaving off a very thin slice off a solid munitions core and accelerate it to lethal speeds (if you have read Mass Effect's Codex, it's just like that, plus shurikens), with a very high rate of fire. Coupled with the fact that the weapon supposedly does not suffer from recoil since the projectile isn't propelled using combustion; it's quite easy for basic Guardians to be a significant threat since they can lay down a curtain of accurate and deadly ninja stars with very little effort.

It is for this reason Orks respect this weapon, due to the fact that it shoots choppy dakka, and a lot of it. The downside is that it has a lower effectiveness against armor than Bolt weapons. There exist several variations of the Shuriken Catapult.

Shuriken Pistol

As commonly used as the Laspistol by the Imperial Guard, the Shuriken Pistol is the main sidearm for the Eldar war hosts. They are part of the equipment of the Howling Banshees, Striking Scorpions and Storm Guardians, and are used by Farseers and Warlocks as well.

Shuriken Catapult

The Shuriken Catapult is the rifle-sized version of the Shuriken weapon series. It's light, sleek, and reasonably powerful, the hallmark of everything Eldar. This weapon is primarily only carried by members Guardian squads since other, more elite forces of the Eldar tend to use more specialized and generally better pieces of ranged equipment that they have access to.

Avenger Catapult

An improved version of the Shuriken Catapult and carried by the Dire Avengers. The Avenger version has a longer barrel and better targeting equipment to achieve better range and accuracy and the weapon itself has been modified to sling out shurikens at a much faster rate than the stock version.

Shuriken Cannon

The heaviest of the Shuriken weapons, the Shuriken Cannon is a heavy version of the regular Catapult. It has several uses: it can be mounted under jetbikes, onto vehicles, gun platforms and can be carried on foot. Due to its light design it can be fired even when on the move, allowing nearly any unit in the warhost to augment its firepower.

Shrieker Cannon

Used by the Death Jesters, the Shrieker Cannon fires shurikens saturated with violent toxins, causing any target struck to rupture and explode.

Maugetar

The ultimate shuriken weapon is Maugan Ra's famous Maugetar, that doubles as a power scythe, thus making it a choppy shooty choppa, and is able to cut hierophant biotitans in half.

Weapons of the Eldar
Sidearms:
	Ballistics:	Shuriken Pistol - Harlequin's Embrace - Harlequin's Kiss
	Directed-Energy:	Fusion Pistol - Mandiblaster
	Sonic:	Banshee Mask
	Warpcraft:	Neuro-Disruptor
	Other:	Neural Shredder
Basic Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Avenger Shuriken Catapult - Death Spinner - Gatekeepers Bastion Reaper Launcher - Shuriken Catapult - Shuriken Rifle Swooping Hawk Grenade Pack
	Directed-Energy:	Cloudsweeper - Fusion Gun - Lasblaster Laser Lance - Prism Rifle - Ranger Long Rifle
	Incendiary:	Eldar Flamer
Exarch Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Spinneret Rifle - Tempest Launcher
	Directed-Energy:	Fire Pike - Hawk's Talon - Prism Blaster - Star Lance - Sunrifle
	Incendiary:	Dragon's Breath Flamer
Heavy Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Eldar Missile Launcher - Pack Grenade Launcher - Mirage Launcher - Shadow Weaver Shrieker Cannon - Shuriken Cannon - Torrent Reaper Launcher
	Directed-Energy:	Bright Lance - Scatter Laser - Starcannon Haywire Cannon - Firestorm Scatter Laser
	Sonic:	Vibro Cannon
	Warpcraft:	Wraithcannon - D-Scythe
Vehicle Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Doom Weaver - Phoenix Missile Launcher
	Directed-Energy:	Prism Cannon - Pulse Laser - Prismatic Cannon
	Warpcraft:	D-Cannon - D-Flail
Super Heavy Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Deathshroud Cannon - Phantom Missile Launcher Revenant Missile Launcher - Void Spinner Array
	Directed-Energy:	Inferno Lance - Pulsar - Suncannon
	Sonic:	Sonic Lance
	Warpcraft:	Psychic Lance
Ship Weapons:
	Ballistics:	Torpedo
	Directed-Energy:	Naval Lascannon - Phantom Lance - Pulsar Lance Shadow Lance - Heavy Starcannon
Non-Firearm Weapons:
	Melee Weapons:	Eldar Chain Weapons - Eldar Power Weapons Eldar Force Weapons - Miscellaneous Weapons
	Grenades & Explosives	Plasma Grenade - Haywire Grenade - Hallucinogen Grenade