EX-99.B(j)asconsnt


INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the use in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 11 to
Registration Statement No. 33-55753 on Form N-1A of Waddell & Reed Advisors
Asset Strategy Fund, Inc. of our report dated November 3, 2000, appearing
in the Statement of Additional Information, which is part of this
Registration Statement, and to the references to us under the caption
"Financial Highlights" in the Prospectus, which also is a part of this
Registration Statement.



/s/Deloitte & Touche LLP
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Deloitte & Touche LLP
Kansas City, Missouri
December 13, 2000