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The Best Episodes of Ink Master

Every episode of Ink Master ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Ink Master!

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...

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  1. 8.0/10(42 votes)

    #1 - Pick Your Side

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    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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  2. 7.6/10(51 votes)

    #2 - Star Wars Forever

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    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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  3. 7.5/10(40 votes)

    #3 - X-Men's Hugh Jackman

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    S4:E5

    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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  4. 7.5/10(40 votes)

    #4 - Artist Slaughter

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    S4:E7

    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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  5. 7.5/10(2 votes)

    #5 - Meet Your Maker

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    S6:E1

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

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  6. 7.5/10(30 votes)

    #6 - Ink On The Dotted Line

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    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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  8. 7.5/10(20 votes)

    #7 - Put Your Ink Where Your Mouth Is

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    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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  9. 7.4/10(47 votes)

    #8 - The 80 Year Old Virgin

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    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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  10. 7.4/10(44 votes)

    #9 - Tattoo Her What?

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    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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  11. 7.4/10(29 votes)

    #10 - Marathon to the Finale

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    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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  12. 7.3/10(47 votes)

    #11 - Trick or Freak

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    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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  13. 7.3/10(20 votes)

    #12 - Sabotage

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    S12:E7

    The artists go head-to-head in a test of technical application, and the losers fight for their survival in an elimination tattoo challenge dictated by the victors.

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  14. 7.3/10(22 votes)

    #13 - Money Where Your Mouth Is

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    S16:E2

    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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  15. 7.2/10(52 votes)

    #14 - Tattooing the Dead

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    S2:E1

    A visit to the morgue launches 16 of the best tattoo artists into a brutal competition to determine who's #1 and "tattoo virgins" get their first taste of ink with one ending in a permanent disaster!

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  16. 7.2/10(45 votes)

    #15 - Semi Nude 911

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    S2:E2

    Semi nude women heat up the competition, a medical emergency threatens the future of one artist, and NFL Linebacker Terrell Suggs is a guest judge.

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  17. 7.2/10(46 votes)

    #16 - Half Naked and Fully Loaded

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    S2:E6

    Guns and a hot, half naked Pinup model set the stage for one artist's plan for revenge. Some of the artists botch their Pinup Tattoos, leaving their Human Canvases scarred and the judges steaming mad. Another artist loses their shot at $100K dollars.

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  18. 7.2/10(39 votes)

    #17 - Better Than Words?

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    S2:E11

    The artists tattoo head-to-head against Oliver in the Flash Challenge. The portrait challenge leaves some canvases with unrecognizable family members permanently inked on their skin. Another artist is forced to close shop.

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  19. 7.2/10(44 votes)

    #18 - Ink Master Live

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    S2:E13

    This season's artists and human canvases confront each other live. America's votes and insane twists are announced, master canvases are revealed, and the judges choose the next Ink Master.

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  20. 7.2/10(46 votes)

    #19 - Inking With The Enemy

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    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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  21. 7.2/10(44 votes)

    #20 - Pin Up Pittfalls

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    S5:E2

    Semi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath & rivalries flare.

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  22. 7.2/10(27 votes)

    #21 - Grim Inker

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    S9:E11

    With no flash challenge, the artists think they've got it all figured out until a massive twist sends them reeling; Four Horsemen tattoos bring on the end of days for one pair of artists.

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  23. 7.2/10(32 votes)

    #22 - Step It Up

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    S10:E4

    The coaches step in during a team-based Flash Challenge. Ingenuity is tested with mash up tattoos.

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  24. 7.2/10(27 votes)

    #23 - Some Assembly Required

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    S10:E10

    Teamwork is the name of the game in a series of Tag Team Tattoo Challenges. A massive twist forces one Team's Artists to turn on their own.

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  25. 7.2/10(26 votes)

    #24 - Total Meltdown

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    S10:E12

    The heat of the competition is higher than ever when the artists are tested in composition using melted wax.

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  26. 7.2/10(21 votes)

    #25 - The Hunter & The Hunted

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    S12:E4

    Cam's arrogant behavior continues to irritate his team members during a color contrast challenge, and the gang bands together to sabotage Cam's standing in the competition.

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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 N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 1/9/2018. This episode scored 0.4 points higher than the second highest rated, "Star Wars Forever".