Return of the Masters

(2018)
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Episodes 16

1 Pick Your Side

January 9, 2018

38m

Three of the most skilled Ink Masters return for a new challenge, but instead of battling alone they’ll coach teams of the top tattoo artists nationwide. The epic battle for $100K and the title of Ink Master begins.

2 Fill’er Up

January 16, 2018

38m

The Competition is fierce and the Masters must coach their team in season 10’s first Flash Challenge, testing fundamentals. Some artists find their way in the Elimination Tattoo, but one hits a dead end and is sent packing.

3 Divine Proportion

January 23, 2018

39m

The Masters face off to ensure the survival of their team; proportion skills are put to the test when the artists tattoo Greek deities.

4 Step It Up

January 30, 2018

39m

The coaches step in during a team-based Flash Challenge. Ingenuity is tested with mash up tattoos.

5 Ink On The Dotted Line

February 6, 2018

38m

Precision skills are put to the test when the Artists must create masterpieces with hole punches. Will one of the Coaches put his own skin on the line for the chance of $100K and the title of Ink Master?

6 Chin Up

February 13, 2018

39m

The coaches must lead by example when they’re forced to tattoo the under chin in a Master’s Face off. The Artists’ adaptability is tested with undead tattoos as rivalries heat up in the battle for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

7 Eye of the Tiger

February 20, 2018

39m

Team dynamics are put to the test when a tag team challenge shakes the competition to its core.

8 Pane in the Glass

February 27, 2018

39m

Teamwork is essential in a glass painting Flash Challenge testing dimension; Artists create stone tattoos in the Elimination Tattoo and one cracks under the pressure; the rest keep fighting for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

9 Ink Raider

March 6, 2018

38m

The devil is in the details when the artists must tattoo intricate Technicolor hot-air balloons. The battle is heating up for 100K and the title of Ink Master.

10 Some Assembly Required

March 13, 2018

39m

Teamwork is the name of the game in a series of Tag Team Tattoo Challenges. A massive twist forces one Team's Artists to turn on their own.

11 Quit Buggin' Me

March 20, 2018

39m

The smaller the tattoo, that harder the coaches may fall in a micro Masters Face Off. In the Elimination Tattoo, one artist takes a blow to the chest and is sent packing.

12 Total Meltdown

March 27, 2018

39m

The heat of the competition is higher than ever when the artists are tested in composition using melted wax.

13 Monkey See, Monkey Do

April 3, 2018

39m

The stakes are higher than ever when the artists match the designs of their coaches; in a freehand face off, one artist falls out of the competition for good.

14 No Stain, No Gain

April 10, 2018

39m

One Team leaves their mark on a wood staining Flash Challenge testing contrast, and one Artist packs their machine and leaves the Competition for good. The battle continues on for $100K and the title of Ink Master.

15 Final Exam

April 17, 2018

39m

With a spot in the final three on the line, the Artists push themselves to the limit in a grueling tattoo Challenge.

16 Return of the Masters Finale

April 24, 2018

39m

As the three remaining artists and their coaches compete onstage to win it all, the eliminated artists return to cast judgment on the finalists.

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