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The Best Episodes of Ink Master

A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes...
  1. Background image for Pick Your Side
    8.0/10(42 votes)

    #1 - Pick Your Side

    S10:E1

    Three of the most skilled Ink Masters return for a new challenge, but instead of battling alone they’ll coach teams of the top tattoo artists nationwide. The epic battle for $100K and the title of Ink Master begins.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  2. Background image for Permanent Mistakes
    7.7/10(57 votes)

    #2 - Permanent Mistakes

    S1:E6

    Tattoos are forever and so are the mistakes! The artists are plagued with massive mistakes while tattooing pinups on their canvasses. A sixth artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  3. Background image for Out of Your Element
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #3 - Out of Your Element

    S13:E5

    Just as the Teams think they've figured out the Turf War, a shocking twist lights the competition ablaze and burns it down to its very core.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.7/10(23 votes)

    #4 - Last Draw

    S13:E12

    Pressure grows as the Turf War ranks run thin and the Artists' versatility is tested when an alliance strategy backfires, putting an unexpected frontrunner on the chopping block.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  5. Background image for Star Wars Forever
    7.6/10(51 votes)

    #5 - Star Wars Forever

    S2:E7

    The artists must use their Jedi powers to ink highly critical super-fans with Star Wars tattoos. Star Wars creator, George Lucas, has a special treat for the winner of the Flash Challenge. Another artista loses their shot at $100K dollars.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  6. Background image for Inking With The Enemy
    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #6 - Inking With The Enemy

    S5:E1

    18 Rival Artists enter for $100k and the Ink Master title. It's their worst nightmare as they're forced to ink with their enemy.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #7 - Head to Headache

    S5:E3

    Josh ignites rivalries while two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  9. Background image for Sink or Soar
    7.5/10(36 votes)

    #8 - Sink or Soar

    S7:E9

    The artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back pieces testing texture...and each other’s nerves.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  10. Background image for Ink On The Dotted Line
    7.5/10(30 votes)

    #9 - Ink On The Dotted Line

    S10:E5

    Precision skills are put to the test when the Artists must create masterpieces with hole punches. Will one of the Coaches put his own skin on the line for the chance of $100K and the title of Ink Master?

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  11. Background image for Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is
    7.5/10(20 votes)

    #10 - Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is

    S12:E12

    The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves when the power is in the hands of the canvases.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.5/10(25 votes)

    #11 - Off the Chain

    S13:E6

    The Turf War is more intense than ever before and to survive the Artists must fight for every possible advantage and ally; cross-team alliance takes shape, and a glowing elimination challenge leaves one team burned.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  13. Background image for Fresh Meat
    7.4/10(85 votes)

    #12 - Fresh Meat

    S1:E1

    Ten of the best tattoo artists on the planet tattoo Human Canvases in a series of extreme challenges. The first Artist is eliminated on the path to determining who will earn a $100,000 prize and the title of Ink Master.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  14. Background image for Pasties and a Cameltoe
    7.4/10(54 votes)

    #13 - Pasties and a Cameltoe

    S1:E3

    Naked women heat up the competition and another head tattoo sparks a fight between Al and Bili. A third artist is eliminated from the competition and the chance to win $100K

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
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    7.4/10(54 votes)

    #14 - Game On

    S1:E5

    Competition turns cut-throat when Josh calls out Shane for only doing black & grey. Shane fights to prove his color skills and impress the judges. A fifth artist is eliminated from the competition.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  16. Background image for The 80 Year Old Virgin
    7.4/10(47 votes)

    #15 - The 80 Year Old Virgin

    S2:E3

    A botched American flag and a backwards eagle tattoo cause veterans' patriotic tempers to flare and a third artist loses their shot at $100,000 dollars and the title of Ink Master.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  17. Background image for Tattoo Her What?
    7.4/10(44 votes)

    #16 - Tattoo Her What?

    S2:E4

    A face-off leaves Sarah in tears and the artists are pushed to their limits when one canvas demands a tattoo on her private parts and another has a meltdown, which causes a fight in the loft. The NBA's Matt Barnes guest judges.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  18. Background image for Meet Your Maker
    7.4/10(46 votes)

    #17 - Meet Your Maker

    S6:E1

    In the season premiere, apprentices battle their masters to prove they are the best.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  19. Background image for New School, Old Artist
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    #18 - New School, Old Artist

    S7:E5

    The artists use plenty of color during a contortionist body painting Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns and adds a new-school twist to an old subject.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  20. Background image for Marathon to the Finale
    7.4/10(29 votes)

    #19 - Marathon to the Finale

    S9:E15

    The competition is more intense than ever as the top four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for the three spots in the live finale, $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  21. Background image for Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    #20 - Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

    S13:E3

    Ride or die, team tensions run high when the artists endure a tattoo marathon with the others from their home turf. The artists who fail to collaborate risk $100K and the title of Ink Master.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  22. Background image for Teams Transformed
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #21 - Teams Transformed

    S15:E5

    With only eight Artists left, an unexpected Team shuffle transforms the Competition. Transforming tattoos are judged blind as the battle continues for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  23. Background image for Botched Head Tattoo
    7.3/10(60 votes)

    #22 - Botched Head Tattoo

    S1:E2

    A head tattoo becomes a medical emergency and tempers explode when Heather challenges the judges. Ton Jones serves as Guest Judge and a second artist is eliminated from the competition, losing the chance to win $100K.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  24. Background image for Ink Disaster Piece
    7.3/10(54 votes)

    #23 - Ink Disaster Piece

    S1:E4

    Photo Realism tattoos turn disastrous when Bili has difficulty with muscle structure and Heather’s art goes up in flames. A fourth artist is eliminated from the competition.

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown
  25. Background image for Picture Imperfect
    7.3/10(53 votes)

    #24 - Picture Imperfect

    S1:E7

    Some of the remaining artists botch their portrait tattoos by screwing up important features, leaving their human canvasses with bad art. 4 artists remain but only 1 will take home $100K and the title of Ink Master.

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    Director:Unknown
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  26. Background image for Trick or Freak
    7.3/10(47 votes)

    #25 - Trick or Freak

    S2:E5

    Halloween gets freaky when the artists tattoo inside mouths. One artist reveals shocking news that lands him in in the hospital fighting for his life. Human canvases want tattoos of dismembered bodies and zombies. Another artist loses their shot at $100K dollars.

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    Director:Unknown
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Best Episodes Summary

"Pick Your Side" is the best rated episode of "Ink Master". It scored 8/10 based on 42 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/9/2018. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Permanent Mistakes".