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The Best Episodes of Ink Master Season 9

Every episode of Ink Master Season 9 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ink Master Season 9!

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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 couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Ink Master Season 9 Episode 1 - Fire & Ice
    6.8/10(36 votes)

    #1 - Fire & Ice

    S9:E1

    In the season premiere, tattooing is a team sport as artists from nine of America’s best shops arrive ready to battle it out for a massive $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 2 - Crossing the Line
    7.0/10(33 votes)

    #2 - Crossing the Line

    S9:E2

    A massive twist shakes up the competition and a painstaking Flash Challenge puts relationships to the test.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 3 - Unnatural Disasters
    6.5/10(31 votes)

    #3 - Unnatural Disasters

    S9:E3

    A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the competition by storm; a difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the shops.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 4 - Lend Me Your Ear
    7.1/10(32 votes)

    #4 - Lend Me Your Ear

    S9:E4

    The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos. Not one but two veteran artists return.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 5 - War and Ink
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #5 - War and Ink

    S9:E5

    Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 6 - Get the Flock Outta Here
    6.7/10(29 votes)

    #6 - Get the Flock Outta Here

    S9:E6

    Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 7 - On the Bubble
    6.5/10(28 votes)

    #7 - On the Bubble

    S9:E7

    One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 8 - Masterpiece Mayhem
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #8 - Masterpiece Mayhem

    S9:E8

    An emotional flash challenge brings the artists to tears, and the alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of veterans return to battle it out for the title.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 9 - Pin-Up Panic Attack
    7.0/10(28 votes)

    #9 - Pin-Up Panic Attack

    S9:E9

    The Artists can't find any relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge. Things only get hairier during the Elimination Tattoo when the Artists are faced with the infamous Pin-Up challenge.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 10 - Drill Baby, Drill
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    #10 - Drill Baby, Drill

    S9:E10

    The final veteran shop returns to fight for the title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing aliance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 11 - Grim Inker
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    #11 - Grim Inker

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 12 - Pit Fall
    6.7/10(28 votes)

    #12 - Pit Fall

    S9:E12

    A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 13 - Sell Out
    7.2/10(28 votes)

    #13 - Sell Out

    S9:E13

    The competition puts the old saying, "the customer is always right," to the test when the artists must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 14 - Casting the First Stone
    6.9/10(28 votes)

    #14 - Casting the First Stone

    S9:E14

    With only 5 shops left, the fight for $200K and the title of Master Shop intensifies. In a deity Elimination Tattoo, some shops reach for the heavens while one is sent packing to hell.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 15 - Marathon to the Finale
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    #15 - 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Ink Master Season 9 Episode 16 - Shop Wars Finale
    6.4/10(28 votes)

    #16 - Shop Wars Finale

    S9:E16

    In the live season finale, the final three shops battle it out for $200,000 and the first ever title of Master Shop.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 9 Ratings Summary

"Fire & Ice" is the best rated episode of "Ink Master" season 9. It scored 6.8/10 based on 36 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/6/2017. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Crossing the Line".