Turf War
Overview
Season 13 brings together artists from the East, South, Midwest and West regions of the United States as 20 top tattooers from around the country battle it out for the title of Ink Master, a $100,000 and of course, a feature in Inked Magazine.
Episodes
1. Rep Your Region
2020-01-07
The artists tattoo their home states and face blind critiques by the judges, a competitor makes a drastic choice, and patriotic tattoos decide someone's fate in the Face Off.
2. Clash of the Collages
2020-01-14
The South aims to unify and rebound when the teams are tasked with a postcard mural on the side of a bus, and a compass rose elimination tattoo includes a game-changing twist.
3. Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
2020-01-21
Ride or die, team tensions run high when the artists endure a tattoo marathon with the others from their home turf. The artists who fail to collaborate risk $100K and the title of Ink Master.
4. Battle Lines
2020-01-28
To test legibility, the teams spin intricate designs with yarn on outdoor canvases, then get technical with schematic tattoos.
5. Out of Your Element
2020-02-04
Just as the Teams think they've figured out the Turf War, a shocking twist lights the competition ablaze and burns it down to its very core.
6. Off the Chain
2020-02-11
The Turf War is more intense than ever before and to survive the Artists must fight for every possible advantage and ally; cross-team alliance takes shape, and a glowing elimination challenge leaves one team burned.
7. Head Spin
2020-02-18
A Team Challenge takes the Artists for a spin leaving them dizzied and out of control; the Turf War grows more intense than ever as the battle continues for $100K and the title of Ink Master.
8. Sugar Rush
2020-02-25
The Artists hunger for the win, now more than ever before, when they tattoo sweet full color new school food tattoos; one Artist bites off more than they can chew.
9. Artistry on the Line
2020-03-03
The teams are put to the test in artistry with an Ink Master favorite: pin-ups.
10. Every Artist for Themselves
2020-03-10
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11. From Toast to Toast
2020-03-17
The Artists' shading skills are tested in a monumentally hard Elimination Tattoo.
12. Last Draw
2020-03-24
Pressure grows as the Turf War ranks run thin and the Artists' versatility is tested when an alliance strategy backfires, putting an unexpected frontrunner on the chopping block.
13. There Can Only Be One
2020-03-31
The artists fight for survival in an "Ink Master" staple: portraits; a shocking skull pick threatens the team dynamic; one artist shows precisely who they're looking out for.
14. Compose Yourself
2020-04-07
Hosted by rock legend Dave Navarro and judged by icons of the tattoo world, Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck, 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 be permanently marked in this adrenalized competition elimination.
15. Race to the Finish
2020-04-14
The road to the finale begins with a 13-hour tattoo marathon; the artists must prove they have the endurance and skill to outlast their competitors and are worthy of the title of Ink Master.