The BEST episodes of Ink Master season 13

Every episode of Ink Master season 13, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ink Master season 13!

An estimated 40 million Americans have at least one tattoo. So who is the country's preeminent tattoo artist? Ink Master is the first-ever tattoo competition series featuring some of the nation's top tattoo artists on a quest to determine who is the best at their craft and win a huge cash prize. The stakes are high as the artists showcase their irrevocable artwork on real people's bodies. The dramatic tension is ever-present as the artists will ultimately face the opinion of the living canvas who now bears a permanent souvenir of the Ink Master etched into his or her skin.

Last Updated: 3/21/2025Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

7.98

105 votes

#1 - Compose Yourself

Season 13 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/7/2020

The artists create one-of-a-kind designs on protective headgear in the Flash Challenge, and composition is key for a daunting elimination tattoo featuring Japanese cranes.

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7.88

106 votes

#2 - There Can Only Be One

Season 13 - Episode 13 - Aired 3/31/2020

Working solo to test their precision, the artists must create mural designs using only staples, then tattoo portraits of senior citizens.

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7.83

114 votes

#3 - Head Spin

Season 13 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/18/2020

The teams must prove their adaptability while they each work on multiple tattoos and canvasses at the same time, and the Face Off Tattoo comes with a surprise.

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7.80

121 votes

#4 - Out of Your Element

Season 13 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/4/2020

To test their consistency, each team must work on a single canvas at the same time to create a tattoo series representing either earth, wind, water or fire.

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7.80

103 votes

#5 - Last Draw

Season 13 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/24/2020

The artists must show their versatility and tattoo line drawings created by another contestant, but an unexpected twist shakes up an alliance's strategy.

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7.72

100 votes

#6 - Race to the Finish

Season 13 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/14/2020

Five artists must tattoo a subject and style chosen by their competitors in an elimination challenge, followed by a 13-hour tattooing marathon to send a second artist home.

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7.67

107 votes

#7 - From Toast to Toast

Season 13 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/17/2020

Jerrel is chafed by his team while creating a mural out of toasted bread, then the artists are tasked with tattooing realistic U.S. landmarks.

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7.67

111 votes

#8 - Artistry on the Line

Season 13 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/3/2020

Competitors must win a suspended-art flash challenge for the right to assign canvases in the notoriously difficult pinup tattoo elimination.

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7.65

129 votes

#9 - Teamwork Makes the Dream Work

Season 13 - Episode 3 - Aired 1/21/2020

Teams must unify or die in a two-day tattoo marathon that's all about collaboration, then the losers fight for survival with full-bodied American traditional fairy tattoos.

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7.60

116 votes

#10 - Clash of the Collages

Season 13 - Episode 2 - Aired 1/14/2020

The South aims to unify and rebound when the teams are tasked with a postcard mural on the side of a bus, and a compass rose elimination tattoo includes a game-changing twist.

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7.60

117 votes

#11 - Sugar Rush

Season 13 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/25/2020

The teams put their knowledge of color theory to the test while concocting candy creations, and new school food is on the menu for the elimination tattoo challenge.

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7.59

115 votes

#12 - Every Artist for Themselves

Season 13 - Episode 10 - Aired 3/10/2020

The 10 remaining artists must set themselves apart from their regional teams and face off in head-to-head individual battles, and two competitors are sent home.

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7.58

121 votes

#13 - Off the Chain

Season 13 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/11/2020

After the teams create colorful murals by inserting cups into chain-linked fences, the artists are tasked with tattooing neon-light pieces.

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7.51

124 votes

#14 - Battle Lines

Season 13 - Episode 4 - Aired 1/28/2020

To test legibility, the teams spin intricate designs with yarn on outdoor canvases, then get technical with schematic tattoos.

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7.41

147 votes

#15 - Rep Your Region

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/7/2020

The artists tattoo their home states and face blind critiques by the judges, a competitor makes a drastic choice, and patriotic tattoos decide someone's fate in the Face Off.

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