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 premise of this season was featuring tattoo artist rivals as they compete against each other in an elimination-style competition.
The winner of the fifth season of Ink Master was Jason Clay Dunn, with James "Cleen Rock One" Steinke being the runner-up.
In season 5, the audience vote was used in the finale episode to guarantee one of the finalists a spot in the top two.