Ink Master (season 5)

Ink Master: Rivals is the fifth season of the tattooing competition series Ink Master that premiered on Spike on September 2 and concluded on December 16, 2014 with a total of 16 episodes. The show is hosted and judged by Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, with accomplished tattoo artists Chris Núñez and Oliver Peck serving as series regular judges. The winner will receive a $100,000 prize, a feature in Inked Magazine and the title of Ink Master.

The premise of this season was featuring tattoo artist rivals as they compete against each other in an elimination-style competition.

This season saw the returns of season two contestants Clay Carter and Billy Hebert, who originally finished the competition in 2nd and 8th place respectively.

The winner of this season was TBA.

This season was preceded by season four and followed by season six.

Contestants
Names, ages, and cities stated are at time of filming.