The Best Episodes of Ink Master
Last Updated: Oct 28, 2018
Hosted by rock legend Dave Navarro and judged by icons of the tattoo world, Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck, 10 of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists descend on NYC to 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 be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.
#1 - Turning the Tables
Season 7 - Episode 12
The tables are turned when the new artists call the shots in the elimination tattoo and get revenge.
8.05
#2 - Sink or Soar
Season 7 - Episode 9
The artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back pieces testing texture... and each other’s nerves.
8.04
#3 - Marathon to the Finale
Season 9 - Episode 15
The final four shops compete in a two-part tattoo marathon that will determine who goes to the live finale.
7.91
#4 - Tipping the Scales
Season 11 - Episode 9
The coaches face off to save their artists from elimination. Mermaid tattoos take the grudge match to the sea. The battle continues for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
7.90
#5 - Salt in the Wound
Season 7 - Episode 3
Some of the artists have a tough time working in teams of two for the Flash Challenge; a veteran artist schemes to take back control.
7.89
#6 - Eyes of the Beholder
Season 3 - Episode 10
The artists take on eyelid tattoos, and Tatu Baby fights back when Joshua goes on the attack. Then, a portrait challenge sees one canvas get inked with an image of Dave.
7.87
#7 - Revenge Live
Season 7 - Episode 13
The final three artists reveal two master canvases; eliminated artists return and confront each other for the first time since the competition; a winner is crowned.
7.85
#8 - Shipwrecked
Season 7 - Episode 10
Alliances are tested as the remaining artists must tattoo in teams of three.
7.84
#9 - Bio-Mechanical Failure
Season 8 - Episode 14
Stakes are at a competition-high when the artists must work in teams to transform canvases into cyborgs.
7.82
#10 - Fight to the Finale
Season 5 - Episode 15
The last four artists battle it out with emotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and total fails.
7.80
#12 - No One Is Safe
Season 8 - Episode 15
The battle comes to a head as the top four artists must endure a grueling tattoo marathon.
7.79
#13 - Sell Out
Season 9 - Episode 13
The artists put the saying, "the customer is always right," to the test when they must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.
7.79
#14 - Right on Target
Season 11 - Episode 3
The teams fall apart and one artist falls down for good as the grudge match continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
7.79
#15 - Firing Squad
Season 5 - Episode 14
Artists battle for the top four spots; a top artist designs the tattoo that determines who stays and gets a shot at $100,000.
7.78
#16 - Opening Shots
Season 11 - Episode 1
This season brings back bad blood with teams coached by Christian Buckingham & Cleen Rock One to finally settle the score. The epic battle begins for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
7.78
#17 - Knuckle Sandwich
Season 7 - Episode 7
Alliances are broken during a white-knuckled flash challenge. A veteran artist returns to prove he's no one-trick-pony by challenging the Artists to the ultimate test of precision.
7.76
#18 - Head in the Game
Season 7 - Episode 11
Stakes are at a competition high when the artists must ink the ultimate in-your-face tattoo.
7.75
#19 - Predator/Prey
Season 6 - Episode 7
In the most insane challenge yet, the artists must tattoo 4 on 1 to transform canvases into wild animals.
7.75
#20 - Duck and Cover Up
Season 8 - Episode 11
One artist cracks after a difficult Flash Challenge in which the artists try to rework tramp stamps.
7.74
#21 - Thrills for Grills
Season 3 - Episode 2
The artists must give realistic tattoos of blood and organs; and a betrayal leads to hostility. NFL running back Chris Johnson is guest judge.
7.73
#23 - Ink Master Live
Season 2 - Episode 13
Final Challenge: Complete a 24-hour tattoo in four six-hour sittings.
7.73
#24 - Not on My Watch
Season 11 - Episode 2
The battle is just beginning as Team Christian and Team Cleen face the fundamental facts of their first Flash Challenge. The Elimination Tattoo is a clock, but time is not on the artists’ side.
7.72
#25 - Grim Inker
Season 9 - Episode 11
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.
7.72