Is there any difference between 4-star and 5-star characters?
I mean, the drop rate is different, sure and I see the difference in a quality of animations (or that's my imagination?), but is there a practical difference like damage and stuff like that?
What does exactly depend on the character rarity
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Best Answer
5* characters have better base stats on average than 4* characters:
I've got base numbers from this spreadsheet with all characters stats on 80 lvl, then excluded Traveller (because we cannot get it from Wishes) and did simple average (sum / # of characters).
On average difference is not that big, but let's compare some specific characters - 2 best DPS from each rarity:
Clearly 5* DPS beat their 4* counterparts by their most important stat.
In theory, constellations for 4* are more easily obtainable and should offset any initial stats difference, but in reality 4* character pool is bigger, meaning you will receive a lot of constellations for characters you don't play.