Like his palette swap counter parts (Dante, Hell's Rider, and Death Rider), he always attacks by himself. Test Rider uses a powerful physical attack called Golden Lance, and has a chance to counter any attacks with an attack of its own. Bio spells are effective against it. The Test Rider can be morphed into an Ice Shield using Ragnarok, but this is an inefficient way to amass Ice Shields compared to Coliseum betting, as the low chance of Metamorphose working makes it time-consuming.