Tattoo legend Ed Hardy helps the Angels in their search of San Francisco's supreme Artists. To secure a spot on Ink Master, one Local Artist faces off against an Angel by tattooing members of the LGBTQ community.

Personalities clash between local Nashville Artists as they fight to earn a spot on Ink Master. In the final Angel Face Off, one Angel and one local Artist help survivors of natural disasters tell their stories.

A rivalry ensues in Pittsburgh as siblings fight for a spot on "Ink Master" Season 10; the gloves come off when one local artist takes on an Angel by tattooing canvases affected by Parkinson's Disease.