Ink Master

10 Best Episodes of Ink Master - Season 9

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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 10, 2023.

PS: The following content contains spoilers!

PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!

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#15 - Fire & Ice (Season 9 - Episode 1)

In the season premiere, tattooing is a team sport as artists from nine of America’s best shops arrive ready to battle it out for a massive $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.

The episode was rated 7.49 from 435 votes.

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#14 - Get the Flock Outta Here (Season 9 - Episode 6)

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Shops crumble as the tension between teammates intensifies.

The episode was rated 7.52 from 367 votes.

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#13 - Masterpiece Mayhem (Season 9 - Episode 8)

An emotional flash challenge brings the artists to tears, and the alliance becomes a target when a bullet-proof pair of veterans return to battle it out for the title.

The episode was rated 7.54 from 398 votes.

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#12 - Lend Me Your Ear (Season 9 - Episode 4)

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The competition gets even tougher when the artists are tested on technical application with individual tattoos. Not one but two veteran artists return.

The episode was rated 7.55 from 392 votes.

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#11 - On the Bubble (Season 9 - Episode 7)

One of the competition's most infamous veterans returns to shake up the game.

The episode was rated 7.55 from 393 votes.

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#10 - War and Ink (Season 9 - Episode 5)

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Some shops lose their composure as they butt heads during a grueling elimination tattoo.

The episode was rated 7.57 from 395 votes.

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#9 - Casting the First Stone (Season 9 - Episode 14)

With only 5 shops left, the fight for $200K and the title of Master Shop intensifies. In a deity Elimination Tattoo, some shops reach for the heavens while one is sent packing to hell.

The episode was rated 7.58 from 365 votes.

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#8 - Unnatural Disasters (Season 9 - Episode 3)

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A fiery veteran artist returns, taking the competition by storm; a difficult Flash Challenge exposes weaknesses in the shops.

The episode was rated 7.60 from 378 votes.

Ink Master - S9E9

#7 - Pin-Up Panic Attack (Season 9 - Episode 9)

The Artists can't find any relief in a sculptural Flash Challenge. Things only get hairier during the Elimination Tattoo when the Artists are faced with the infamous Pin-Up challenge.

The episode was rated 7.60 from 384 votes.

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#6 - Shop Wars Finale (Season 9 - Episode 16)

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In the live season finale, the final three shops battle it out for $200,000 and the first ever title of Master Shop.

The episode was rated 7.68 from 305 votes.

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#5 - Drill Baby, Drill (Season 9 - Episode 10)

The final veteran shop returns to fight for the title of Master Shop. Skull picks are key to the precision strike leveled at the opposing aliance.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 387 votes.

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#4 - Pit Fall (Season 9 - Episode 12)

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A painful elimination tattoo has the artists in the pits, and a massive twist sends them reeling.

The episode was rated 7.69 from 363 votes.

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#3 - Grim Inker (Season 9 - Episode 11)

With no flash challenge, the artists think they've got it all figured out until a massive twist sends them reeling; Four Horsemen tattoos bring on the end of days for one pair of artists.

The episode was rated 7.73 from 386 votes.

Ink Master - S9E13

#2 - Sell Out (Season 9 - Episode 13)

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The competition puts the old saying, "the customer is always right," to the test when the artists must sell themselves to their canvases for the chance to tattoo.

The episode was rated 7.79 from 351 votes.

Ink Master - S9E15

#1 - Marathon to the Finale (Season 9 - Episode 15)

The competition is more intense than ever as the top four shops battle it out in a tattoo marathon for the three spots in the live finale, $200K and the first ever title of Master Shop.

The episode was rated 7.90 from 328 votes.

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