7.9/1038 votesLoading...#1 - Pick Your Side
Season 10 Episode 1 - Aired 1/9/2018
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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7.7/1024 votesLoading...#2 - Out of Your Element
Season 13 Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2020
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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7.7/1021 votesLoading...#3 - Last Draw
Season 13 Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2020
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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7.7/1016 votesLoading...#4 - Divide of the Decade
Season 16 Episode 1 - Aired 10/23/2024
16 new Artists enter the competition, divided into two teams based on how long they've been tattooing. The Artists must fight for a spot on their team. The Young Guns are up first and the battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master begins.
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7.7/1012 votesLoading...#5 - Money Where Your Mouth Is
Season 16 Episode 2 - Aired 10/23/2024
With the Young Guns Team set, the OGs must now battle it out for a spot on their Team in another brutal double elimination. The battle for $250,000 and the title of Ink Master continues.
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7.6/1045 votesLoading...#6 - Star Wars Forever
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 11/13/2012
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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7.6/1028 votesLoading...#7 - Right on Target
Season 11 Episode 3 - Aired 9/11/2018
The teams face off in a high-pressure challenge using dominoes, and the elimination tattoo forces the artists to think outside the box.
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7.5/1043 votesLoading...#8 - The 80 Year Old Virgin
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 10/16/2012
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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7.5/1038 votesLoading...#9 - X-Men's Hugh Jackman
Season 4 Episode 5 - Aired 3/25/2014
The Artists ink X-Men superfans with iconic X-Men characters in the first ever color portrait challenge. The Ultimate authority chooses the winner...Hugh Jackman. A thrilling sneak peek of X-Men: Days of Future Past is revealed.
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7.5/1034 votesLoading...#10 - Sink or Soar
Season 7 Episode 9 - Aired 4/26/2016
The artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back pieces testing texture...and each other’s nerves.
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7.5/1026 votesLoading...#11 - No Wrist, No Reward
Season 11 Episode 4 - Aired 9/18/2018
Cleen and Christian battle it out in their first grudge match to see whose team will have to compete in a wristband elimination tattoo challenge.
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7.5/1027 votesLoading...#12 - That's Gonna Leave a Mark
Season 11 Episode 5 - Aired 9/25/2018
A flash challenge using electrical tape forces the teams to test their creativity, and the artists face challenging placements on their canvases during the elimination tattoo.
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7.5/1023 votesLoading...#13 - Off the Chain
Season 13 Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2020
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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7.4/1080 votesLoading...#14 - Fresh Meat
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2012
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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7.4/1050 votesLoading...#15 - Pasties and a Cameltoe
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2012
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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7.4/1050 votesLoading...#16 - Game On
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 2/14/2012
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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7.4/1049 votesLoading...#17 - Permanent Mistakes
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 2/21/2012
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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7.4/1037 votesLoading...#18 - Artist Slaughter
Season 4 Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2014
Halo hears smack talk & gets revenge. Drama erupts when broken-hearted Canvases want tattoos they got for their exes covered. Kyle starts to crack & pressure is on when the Judges announce a massacre, sending 2 Artists home.
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7.4/1036 votesLoading...#19 - New School, Old Artist
Season 7 Episode 5 - Aired 3/29/2016
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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7.4/1034 votesLoading...#20 - Shipwrecked
Season 7 Episode 10 - Aired 5/3/2016
Alliances are tested as the remaining artists must tattoo in teams of three.
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7.4/1026 votesLoading...#21 - Marathon to the Finale
Season 9 Episode 15 - Aired 9/19/2017
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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7.4/1027 votesLoading...#22 - Ink On The Dotted Line
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 2/6/2018
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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7.4/1031 votesLoading...#23 - Opening Shots
Season 11 Episode 1 - Aired 8/28/2018
Cleen Rock One and Christian Buckingham, two of Ink Master's most legendary rivals, return to the ring, and 22 new artists compete for spots on their teams.
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7.4/1026 votesLoading...#24 - Fight Your Own Battles
Season 11 Episode 6 - Aired 10/3/2018
It's survival of the fittest when Teams Christian and Cleen must tattoo epic battle scenes head-to-head. The grudge match continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
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7.4/1019 votesLoading...#25 - Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is
Season 12 Episode 12 - Aired 8/27/2019
The competition tests the artists' ability to market themselves when the power is in the hands of the canvases.
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The Best Episodes of Ink Master
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"Pick Your Side" is the best rated episode of "Ink Master". It scored 7.9/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/9/2018. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Out of Your Element".