This cyan-tinted liquid comes in a glass bottle or other kind of airtight container. When the liquid hits a target (a regular Thrown attack), the bottle breaks, and the garment dissolving fluid comes in contact with the air. Upon which it immediately begins to seek out any equipment worn by the target.

Once hit, the garment dissolving fluid takes 6 ticks to dissolve up to a cubic foot of equipment (including clothing and objects carried), flowing upwards if necessary to reach more equipment. The fluid has no effect on Artifacts and unattended objects such as locks, doors, chests or the ground.

The only way to stop the garment dissolving fluid from affecting your equipment is to immediately drop it, making it an unattended object.