The BEST episodes of Ink Master season 4

Every episode of Ink Master season 4, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Ink Master season 4!

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: 5/15/2025Network: Paramount+Status: Continuing

8.03

191 votes

#1 - Fighting Dirty

Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/22/2014

Week 9: Detail. Contestants must engrave a custom grill for the flash challenge. Then they must tattoo a warrior in the elimination tattoo.

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7.92

190 votes

#2 - Tatt Ganged

Season 4 - Episode 3 - Aired 3/11/2014

Week 3: Consistency. Bikini-clad twins get inked by the remaining 10 artists at once; an injury sends one artist to the emergency room.

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7.92

198 votes

#3 - Ink Master Explosion

Season 4 - Episode 8 - Aired 4/15/2014

Week 8: Negative Space. Artists use gunpowder to make art in The Flash Challenge; gory tattoos of demons.

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7.88

193 votes

#4 - Karma's a Bitch

Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 5/6/2014

Week 11: Proportion. Contestants must accurately sketch the Statue of Liberty from a yacht, and then tattoo it using only their sketch. In the elimination challenge, they must tattoo a traditional Japanese-style snake, but with a difficult twist.

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7.83

172 votes

#5 - Bug Out

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/4/2014

Week 2: Dimension. Poisonous scorpions, tarantulas and eyeballs are tattooed; one artist snaps and is determined to leave.

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7.82

195 votes

#6 - 2 on 1 Tat-Astrophe

Season 4 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/1/2014

Week 6: Contrast. Contestants must tattoo their canvas' personal beach in the flash challenge. Forced to work in pairs; a canvas passes out and one artist loses his marbles; a drastic decision.

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7.82

190 votes

#7 - Fight to the Finish

Season 4 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/13/2014

The Top 4 artists battle for finale spots in two challenges: inking breast-cancer survivors' scars; and covering up some of this season's worst mistakes. Then, a final twist is announced.

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7.78

190 votes

#8 - X-Men's Hugh Jackman

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/25/2014

Week 5: Technical Precision. Superhero power tattoos in the flash challenge.

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7.78

196 votes

#9 - Artist Slaughter

Season 4 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/8/2014

Week 7: Adaptability. The contestants must tattoo a word and an image together in the flash challenge. Then canvases seek cover-ups of tattoos they got for exes.

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