Rivals
16 episodes · Sep 2, 2014
16 top tattoo artists from across the country will compete in extreme challenges proving their skill and grit in an epic battle for $100,000 and the title of Ink Master.
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S5E1Inking With The Enemy
Sep 2, 201442m18 Rival Artists enter for $100k and the Ink Master title. It's their worst nightmare as they're forced to ink with their enemy.
S5E2Pin Up Pittfalls
Sep 9, 201442mSemi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath & rivalries flare.
S5E3Head to Headache
Sep 16, 201442mJosh ignites rivalries while two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring.
S5E4Geishas Gone Wrong
Sep 23, 201442mVendettas have the artists at each others' throats. The skull pick gets personal and the pressure is on when the artists tattoo Nunez's specialty.
S5E5Glass On Blast
Sep 30, 201442mThe artists must make incredible art by sand blasting glass while trying to survive working in teams. Rivalries explode when they tattoo head to head.
S5E6Cheek To Cheek
Oct 7, 201442mIn one of the craziest challenges ever, the artists must ink 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos. A medical emergency may cost one artist the competition.
S5E7Three's A Crowd
Oct 14, 201442mThe pressure is on when the artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it’s tripled when they have to work in teams.
S5E8Ink My Oosik
Oct 21, 201442mThe artists are taken out of their comfort zone when they must scrimshaw walrus penises. One artist totally loses their cool while another artist loses their shot at $100K.
S5E9Virgin Blood
Oct 28, 201442mPicky virgin canvases get inked and Jason's anxiety threatens to take him out. The artists battle head to head and Josh plays dirty, putting his opponent on the chopping block.
S5E10Cold Blooded
Nov 4, 201442mIn the flash challenge, the artists use a different kind of ink to make art... blood. Then, they go head-to-head against guest judge Tommy Montoya while Emily goes over the edge.
S5E11Up In Smoke
Nov 11, 201442mJosh causes a controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition for good. The Artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were.
S5E12Heads Will Roll
Nov 18, 201442mThe artists fight for an opportunity to ink NFL star DeAngelo Williams as he honors his mother who died of breast cancer. Head tattoos send one human canvas over the edge.
S5E13Painstaking Portraits
Nov 25, 201442mArtists go head to head tattooing the same portrait on two family members. Some family members are left with jacked tattoos as the portrait subject overlooks.
S5E14Firing Squad
Dec 2, 201442mIt's down to the wire as the artists battle for a top 4 spot - to survive they must impress 3 tattoo heavyweights criticizing their every move.
S5E15Fight To The Finale
Dec 9, 201442mEmotional outbursts, explosive fights, incredible tattoos and epic fails. It’s the end of the line and the sparks fly as the last 4 Artists standing battle it out for a spot in the Live Finale and a shot at $100K.
S5E16Ink Live
Dec 16, 201442mThe final 3 artists reveal their 35 hour back pieces and the sparks fly when all 18 rival artists return to give the lowdown on whose rivalries still burn.