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The Best Episodes of Ink Master Season 5

Every episode of Ink Master Season 5 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Ink Master Season 5!

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A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master. The stakes couldn't be higher with "living canvasses" donating their skin to

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Ink Master Season 5 Episode 1 - Inking With The Enemy
    7.5/10(50 votes)

    S5:E1

    18 Rival Artists enter for $100k and the Ink Master title. It's their worst nightmare as they're forced to ink with their enemy.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 2 - Pin Up Pittfalls
    7.3/10(46 votes)

    S5:E2

    Semi-nude models bring the heat and a game changing twist is revealed. Jacked pin ups make the critique a bloodbath & rivalries flare.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 4 - Geishas Gone Wrong
    7.3/10(41 votes)

    S5:E4

    Vendettas have the artists at each others' throats. The skull pick gets personal and the pressure is on when the artists tattoo Nunez's specialty.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 3 - Head to Headache
    7.2/10(43 votes)

    S5:E3

    Josh ignites rivalries while two artists receive an advantage no one in the competition has ever had and their cutthroat strategy has tension soaring.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 15 - Fight To The Finale
    7.2/10(41 votes)

    S5:E15

    Emotional 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 5 - Glass On Blast
    7.1/10(43 votes)

    S5:E5

    The artists must make incredible art by sand blasting glass while trying to survive working in teams. Rivalries explode when they tattoo head to head.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 7 - Three's A Crowd
    7.1/10(39 votes)

    S5:E7

    The pressure is on when the artists take on Oliver's specialty - and it’s tripled when they have to work in teams.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 14 - Firing Squad
    7.1/10(40 votes)

    S5:E14

    It'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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 6 - Cheek To Cheek
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    S5:E6

    In one of the craziest challenges ever, the artists must ink 12 hour gluteus maximus tattoos. A medical emergency may cost one artist the competition.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 8 - Ink My Oosik
    7.0/10(41 votes)

    S5:E8

    The 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 9 - Virgin Blood
    7.0/10(39 votes)

    S5:E9

    Picky 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 10 - Cold Blooded
    6.9/10(40 votes)

    S5:E10

    In 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 12 - Heads Will Roll
    6.9/10(39 votes)

    S5:E12

    The 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 13 - Painstaking Portraits
    6.9/10(41 votes)

    S5:E13

    Artists 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 11 - Up In Smoke
    6.7/10(44 votes)

    S5:E11

    Josh causes a controversy that could get him kicked out of the competition for good. The Artists tattoo amputees where their limbs once were.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Ink Master Season 5 Episode 16 - Ink Live
    6.7/10(37 votes)

    S5:E16

    The 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 5 Ratings Summary

"Inking With The Enemy" is the best rated episode of "Ink Master" season 5. It scored 7.5/10 based on 50 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/2/2014. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Pin Up Pittfalls".