diff --git a/apps/api/src/services/prestige.ts b/apps/api/src/services/prestige.ts
index 0e6990b..41dbd43 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/services/prestige.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/services/prestige.ts
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ const milestoneRunestonesPerInterval = 25;
 /*
  * Hard cap on the base runestone yield (before multipliers) to prevent
  * extreme AFK accumulation from producing game-breaking runestone counts.
- * With all upgrades (5.625× max) this caps out at ~562 per prestige.
+ * With all upgrades (5.625× max) this caps out at ~1,125 per prestige.
  */
-const maxBaseRunestones = 100;
+const maxBaseRunestones = 200;
 
 /**
  * Calculates the gold threshold required for the next prestige.
diff --git a/apps/api/test/services/prestige.spec.ts b/apps/api/test/services/prestige.spec.ts
index 38d8882..b3a9c39 100644
--- a/apps/api/test/services/prestige.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/api/test/services/prestige.spec.ts
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ describe("calculateRunestones", () => {
   });
 
   it("caps base runestones before multipliers", () => {
-    // cbrt(1_331_000_000 / 1_000_000) = cbrt(1331) = 11 → 11 × 10 = 110, capped at 100
-    const result = calculateRunestones({ totalGoldEarned: 1_331_000_000, prestigeCount: 0, purchasedUpgradeIds: [] });
-    expect(result).toBe(100);
+    // cbrt(9_261_000_000 / 1_000_000) = cbrt(9261) = 21 → 21 × 10 = 210, capped at 200
+    const result = calculateRunestones({ totalGoldEarned: 9_261_000_000, prestigeCount: 0, purchasedUpgradeIds: [] });
+    expect(result).toBe(200);
   });
 });