There are two acceptable raiding speccs for locks
SM/Ruin
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#IA0bGRbkAZZvx0t00z
The points in the affliction tree are not set in stone but are more down to personal prefference. there are some talents tho that will affect your raid dps directly:
Improved life tap – less time spent lifetapping = more time spamming shadow bolts
Nightfall – For multiple targets this talent is king
Shadow Mastery
Pros:
Allows the use of the Imp
Superior farming capabilities due to dots
Higher damage on fights with more than one target
Cons:
Slightly lower single target dps
DS/Ruin
http://db.vanillagaming.org/?talent#Ix0bZfxhzRhoZEx0tz0z
Here there are alot of variations that are possible but the specc in the link will give you the maximum dps for most fights. You can also skip all the points in the affliction tree and the extra points in destruction in order to get Master Demonologist which has it’s uses in pvp and some boss encounters.
Pros:
Highest single target DPS
allows for threat reduction on threat sensitive fights (e.g. Broodlord)
Cons:
No imp
Less efficient for grinding
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