Ink Master: Turf War
Season 13 of Ink Master brings together twenty top tattoo artists from across the United States to battle it out for the title of Ink Master, a cash prize of one hundred thousand dollars, and a feature in Inked Magazine. In this adrenalized competition elimination, artists from the East, South, Midwest, and West regions compete in various challenges that assess their tattooing and related artistic skills. Living canv
Season 13 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- A group of the country's most creative and skilled tattoo artists compete for a hundred thousand dollars and the title of Ink Master.
- Artists participate in various challenges assessing their tattooing and related artistic skills.
- Living canvasses donate their skin to be permanently marked in the adrenalized competition elimination.
- Competitors battle through elimination rounds in the ongoing reality television series.
Season overview
Season 13 of Ink Master brings together twenty top tattoo artists from across the United States to battle it out for the title of Ink Master, a cash prize of one hundred thousand dollars, and a feature in Inked Magazine. In this adrenalized competition elimination, artists from the East, South, Midwest, and West regions compete in various challenges that assess their tattooing and related artistic skills. Living canvasses donate their skin to be permanently marked in the competition, making the stakes as high as ever as generations and regions clash to see which will conquer the competition.
Episode Guide
Season 13 Progress Shield
Rep Your Region
Jan 7, 2020 · 42 min
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.
Clash of the Collages
Jan 14, 2020 · 42 min
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.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Jan 21, 2020 · 42 min
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
Battle Lines
Jan 28, 2020 · 42 min
To test legibility, the teams spin intricate designs with yarn on outdoor canvases, then get technical with schematic tattoos.
Out of Your Element
Feb 4, 2020 · 42 min
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.
Off the Chain
Feb 11, 2020 · 42 min
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 eliminatio
Head Spin
Feb 18, 2020 · 42 min
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
Sugar Rush
Feb 25, 2020 · 42 min
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.
Artistry on the Line
Mar 3, 2020 · 42 min
The teams are put to the test in artistry with an Ink Master favorite: pin-ups.
From Toast to Toast
Mar 17, 2020 · 42 min
The Artists' shading skills are tested in a monumentally hard Elimination Tattoo.
Last Draw
Mar 24, 2020 · 42 min
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.
There Can Only Be One
Mar 31, 2020 · 42 min
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.
Compose Yourself
Apr 7, 2020 · 42 min
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 f
Race to the Finish
Apr 14, 2020 · 42 min
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 I