The BEST episodes of Ink Master season 3

Every episode of Ink Master season 3, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ink Master season 3!

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: 4/22/2025Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

8.00

53 votes

#1 - Enduring the Pain

Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 10/1/2013

The last 4 Artists endure an epic tattoo marathon to earn a spot in the Live Finale. An insane twist has all four finalists tattooing the same Canvas at the same time. Tensions are high & one more Artist loses a shot at 100K.

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7.50

53 votes

#2 - Thrills for Grills

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/23/2013

The artists must give realistic tattoos of blood and organs; and a betrayal leads to hostility. NFL running back Chris Johnson is guest judge.

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7.50

53 votes

#3 - Elysium Challenge

Season 3 - Episode 4 - Aired 8/6/2013

The artists are tasked with assembling tattoo machines from scratch and then using them on the human canvases. Meanwhile, the house turns on Joshua.

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7.50

53 votes

#4 - Monumental Mistakes

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 8/27/2013

Tempers flare when artists get the chance to work on Dave; an unlikely artist wins the Flash Challenge; and multiple human canvasses are left with bad tattoos.

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7.00

80 votes

#5 - Baby Got Back

Season 3 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/16/2013

The Season 3 opener finds the 16 competing tattoo artists in a prison, tasked with inking inmates. Among this season's competitors is Katherine "Tatu Baby" Flores, a Season 2 artist who was eliminated but voted back by viewers.

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7.00

27 votes

#6 - Fire and Lace

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/30/2013

Skimpy lingerie heats up the flash challenge, and a major twist awaits the artists as they fight to avoid elimination.

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7.00

27 votes

#7 - Baby Beat-Down

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/13/2013

The artists cover up scars before creating Day of the Dead tattoos, a Tatu Baby specialty.

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7.00

53 votes

#8 - Animal Instinct

Season 3 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/20/2013

A wild Flash Challenge features hot models and jungle animals. Then, the judges are sent reeling by the artists' Asian-style tattoos; and Jime gives Joshua a taste of his own medicine.

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7.00

27 votes

#9 - Baby Don't Go

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 9/3/2013

The competition gets personal when the Artists must tattoo each other. Then, last season's Artists become the most brutal group of Canvases yet when they return to get inked. Tatu Baby cracks and faces elimination.

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7.00

53 votes

#10 - Skulls and Villains

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/10/2013

The Artists trade in living Canvases for dead ones when they engrave human skulls. When they ink badass DC Comic tattoos, one contestant becomes the ultimate super villain sending another talented artist packing.

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7.00

53 votes

#11 - Eyes of the Beholder

Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/17/2013

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.

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7.00

27 votes

#12 - Heroes and Heads

Season 3 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/24/2013

Military heroes are honored on the deck of the USS Intrepid. Then, the artists ink head tattoos, and Oliver has a meltdown.

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7.00

54 votes

#13 - The Epic Finale

Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/8/2013

The final 3 Artists battle it out Live on their toughest canvas yet. America’s vote on who will get a second chance to come back next season is revealed & one Artist is crowned the Ink Master, taking home the $100K grand prize.

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