Episode 1
Initiation
March 1, 2016
The battle for $100,000 begins as new artists compete in the most intense Flash Challenge to date; the competition heats up when the first veteran artist returns seeking revenge.
Episode 2
One Man's Trash
March 8, 2016
Egos collide when the artists get their hands dirty in a team Flash Challenge; another veteran returns.
Episode 3
Salt in the Wound
March 15, 2016
In the Flash Challenge, working in teams of two leaves some of the Artists feeling salty and a Veteran Artist schemes to take back control. The battle continues for 100K and the title of Ink Master.
Episode 4
The Devil's in the Details
March 22, 2016
The artists face the most extreme test of detail ever attempted; a veteran artist returns and sparks old rivalries.
Episode 5
New School, Old Artist
March 29, 2016
The artists use plenty of color during a contortionist body painting Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns and adds a new-school twist to an old subject.
Episode 6
Under Pressure
April 5, 2016
Bonds are tested and new alliances are formed during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran joins the New Artist Alliance to take down a common enemy.
Episode 7
Knuckle Sandwich
April 12, 2016
Alliances are broken during a white-knuckled flash challenge.
Episode 8
Breathing Fire
April 19, 2016
The final veteran artist arrives with a challenge in legibility that has the judges out for blood.
Episode 9
Sink or Soar
April 26, 2016
The artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back pieces testing texture...and each other’s nerves.
Episode 10
Shipwrecked
May 3, 2016
Alliances are tested as the remaining artists must tattoo in teams of three.
Episode 11
Head in the Game
May 10, 2016
Stakes are at a competition high when the artists must ink the ultimate in-your-face tattoo.
Episode 12
Turning the Tables
May 17, 2016
The tables are turned when the new artists call the shots in the elimination tattoo and get revenge.
Episode 13
Revenge Live
May 24, 2016
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.
