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Ink Master: Revenge

13 episodes Premiered Mar 1, 2016 Updated Oct 29, 2026
Previously on Ink Master

Season 7 Lore Primer

Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.

  • ⚡ Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of Ink Master Season 6.
  • ⚡ Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
  • ⚡ Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
  • ⚡ Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
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Season 7 Episodes

Episode Guide

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Season 7: Filler vs. Essential Canon

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Mytharc (3): Crucial lore & season climaxes
Core (10): Character development & subplots
Side Quest (0): Standalone / filler
S7·E1 Mytharc

Initiation

Mar 1, 2016 · 42 min

The battle for $100,000 begins as new artists compete in the most intense Flash Challenge to date; the competition heats up when the first veteran artist returns seeking revenge.

S7·E2 Core

One Man's Trash

Mar 8, 2016 · 42 min

Egos collide when the artists get their hands dirty in a team Flash Challenge; another veteran returns.

S7·E3 Core

Salt in the Wound

Mar 15, 2016 · 42 min

In the Flash Challenge, working in teams of two leaves some of the Artists feeling salty and a Veteran Artist schemes to take back control. The battle continues for 100K and the ti

S7·E4 Core

The Devil's in the Details

Mar 22, 2016 · 42 min

The artists face the most extreme test of detail ever attempted; a veteran artist returns and sparks old rivalries.

S7·E5 Core

New School, Old Artist

Mar 29, 2016 · 42 min

The artists use plenty of color during a contortionist body painting Flash Challenge; a veteran artist returns and adds a new-school twist to an old subject.

S7·E6 Core

Under Pressure

Apr 5, 2016 · 42 min

Bonds are tested and new alliances are formed during an intense Flash Challenge; a veteran joins the New Artist Alliance to take down a common enemy.

S7·E7 Core

Knuckle Sandwich

Apr 12, 2016 · 42 min

Alliances are broken during a white-knuckled flash challenge.

S7·E8 Core

Breathing Fire

Apr 19, 2016 · 42 min

The final veteran artist arrives with a challenge in legibility that has the judges out for blood.

S7·E9 Core

Sink or Soar

Apr 26, 2016 · 42 min

The artists work in pairs to execute large-scale back pieces testing texture...and each other’s nerves.

S7·E10 Core

Shipwrecked

May 3, 2016 · 42 min

Alliances are tested as the remaining artists must tattoo in teams of three.

S7·E11 Core

Head in the Game

May 10, 2016 · 42 min

Stakes are at a competition high when the artists must ink the ultimate in-your-face tattoo.

S7·E12 Mytharc

Turning the Tables

May 17, 2016 · 42 min

The tables are turned when the new artists call the shots in the elimination tattoo and get revenge.

S7·E13 Mytharc

Revenge Live

May 24, 2016 · 42 min

The final three artists reveal two master canvases; eliminated artists return and confront each other for the first time since the competition; a winner is crowned.

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